Melburnian1
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QF81 on 6 July departed SYD at 1154, 104 minutes late with arrival suggested at its SIN gate at 1810, 80 minutes behind schedule.
In more on Sunday 7 July, QF19, the 1210 hours lunchtime SYD up to MNL has been delayed 185 minutes to a revised pushback of 1515 with arrival likely at 2140, 190 late. This will delay tonight's 2000 hours QF20 redeye (MNL - SYD) to off blocks at 2255 or later.
QF1407 SYD SYDNEY - BXG BENDIGO has been cancelled this evening for unknown reasons.
As a result tomorrow mornings' return flight QF1408 BXG - SYD has been delayed (Original dep/arr: 0740/0930, New dep/arr: 1020/1210).
A replacement flight will operate as QF1405 SYD - BXG which will then immediately turn around as QF1408. It departs SYD tomorrow morning at 0800 and arrives in BXG at 1000. Although it has a revenue flight number, it isn't showing up in the resveration systems yet so unsure if it is flying empty or not...
There were fairly heavy loads on this evening's flight and the flights tomorrow morning.
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This is at least the second time this has occurred.
With fog in CBR and SYD this morning (plus maybe at some inland NSW centres that I didn't examine) and lots of delays to and from MEL for the 'mainline' aircraft, it hasn't been a punctual Sunday 7 July for the domestic airlines. Who knows, maybe an aircraft (or staff) are out of position so it was easier to cancel the late afternoon flight as late running means a late departure on Monday morning anyway due to fatigue regulations requiring IIRC a minimum 10 hours off duty.
Interesting that QF doesn't allocate an 'empty working' - 'ferry' - flight number. When this previously occurred, my memory is that passengers were conveyed on the morning departure ex Sydney.
And this is creating a further delay on QF1574 SYD-OOL, with revised departure at 21 05.QF1522, the Monday 8 July 1835 hours CBR to SYD took off at 2004 with B717 VH-YQS. Arrival should be 2043, 73 late.