Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

Also on Friday 1 April, the recently "again" resumed QF103 from SYD to HNL operated uneventfully, arriving at 0833, 23 minutes late.

However it was then substantially delayed, with expected departure altered from 0855 hours on Friday to 2330 hours late at night. This means a projected arrival in SYD at 0600 hours on Sunday 3, 755 minutes late for A333 VH-QPD.

 

[Melburnian1]

VH-ZNG on the overnight delayed QF2 took off from DRW on Saturday 2 April at 1554 so at 2058 hours (768 minutes tardy) it should be pulling up at the SYD gate.

A333 VH-QPA on QF19 (1330 hours SYD - MNL) was not in the sky until 1450 hours so estimated arrival is 1951, 61 minutes late. This will delay QF20, the 2035 hours MNL - SYD. This morning, the latter flight with VH-QPI arrived in SYD at 0834, 64 late.

UPDATE: ZNG arrived SYD at 2056 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

QF1 (Saturday 2 April, the 1645 hours SYD-DRW) took off an hour later with VH-ZNJ. Suggested arrival is 2034 hoyrs, 54 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

The delayed QF19 on Saturday 2 April arrived MNL at 2006 hours, 76 late but the return to SYD was better, arriving on Sunday 3 at 0705 hours, 35 minutes late.

B789 VH-ZNG on Saturday arrived SYD as QF202 at 2056 hours on the overnight delayed ex LHR/DRW, and then after some snappy footwork took off at 2256 hours on the 2025 hours SYD - YVR. Arrival should be at 1815 hours, 105 minutes behind schedule.

QF69 on Saturday arrived ADL at 1023 hours, 18 minutes late (ex MEL) but then the second sector timetabled to depart ADL at 1105 hours did not become airborne until 1401. DEL arrival was 2026, 146 minutes late. A332 VH-EBQ then formed QF70, the 1935 hours DEL - MEL taking off at 2257 with Sunday 3 April 2022 arrival predicted mid afternoon as 1535 hours, 185 minutes past the allotted.

Sunday's 0930 hours SYD - AKL (QF143) was expected to have a changed departure at 1025 but was still at the gate at that time.

UPDATE: QF143 (A332 VH-EBF) was airborne at 1050 so AKL arrival is tipped for 1529 hours, 54 minutes tardy.

 

[Melburnian1]

QF11 (Monday 4 April 2022, the 1015 hours SYD - LAX (A388 VH-OQD) took off at 1231 so same day arrival is estimated as 0830 hours, 90 minutes late.

A333 VH-QPI today formed QF81 (1110 hours SYD - SIN that was airborne at a similar time, 1238 hours. Arrival in Lion City should be at about 1823, 33 minutes tardy.

B789 VH-ZNG on QF1, the 1545 hours SYD - DRW pushed back exactly an hour later and didn't waste time in taking off at 1700 sharp. DRW arrival should be 2032 hours, 52 minutes behind.

On Sunday 3, QF9 (ex MEL) took off from DRW at 2054 so Monday 4 April arrival was at 0556 hours, 51 minutes tardy.

VH-ZNB on QF63 (Monday's) was airborne from SYD at 1019 so suggested JNB arrival is 1618 hours, 38 minutes behind the timetable.

Also today, QF69 from MEL had another uneventful run to ADL, arriving with A332 VH-EBQ at 0916 hours, 11 minutes late, but then on its scheduled 1005 hours second leg did not take off from ADL until 1145. resultant expected DEL arrival has become 1859, a minute shy of an hour late. The 1935 hours DEL - MEL "express", QF70 is not predicted to push back until 2020 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

QF94, the Saturday 2 April 2230 hours (B789 VH-ZNA) LAX - MEL was hugely delayed. It was airborne from LAX at 1010 hours on Sunday 3, so on Monday 4 arrived MEL at 1903 hours, 783 minutes late.

Consequently, QF9, the mid afternoon 1430 hours MEL - DRW - LHR was delayed to a claimed departure at 2030 hours from the southern capital. This seemed extremely optimistic as turning around an aircraft of this size in under 90 minutes would be IIRC very fast.

This will mean unless there's an aircraft swap in LHR that QF10 from the UK will be delayed on Tuesday 5 April. The change would mean the arriving QF1 plane formed QF10, and the delayed '9' went out from Heathrow as QF2 mid evening.

QFi has a high unpunctuality rate on these London flights when compared to its largest competitor, the extremely highly regarded SQ. Although it isn't a completely fair comparison, as the intermediate QFi stop on the route is to a territory of Oz with a small population against SQ's intermdiate stop in SIN that's an international city of 5.5 million, SQ has been scheduling more flights ex and to Oz each week than QFi's complete route network, as Mattg pointed out in an AFF article.

UPDATE: QF9 pushed back at 2043 and was very promptly airborne at 2053 hours. DRW arrival is suggested as 0010 on Tuesday 5, six hours late and LHR at 1105 hours on that day. Sometimes, northbounds gain time on the schedule.

 

[Melburnian1]

One I missed this morning, QF93 timetabled ex MEL for LAX on Sunday 3 April, the mid evening 2130 hours did not push back until the unfortunate time of 0138 hours today (Monday 4) with arrival at 2208 hours, 198 minutes tardy.

Aircraft VH-ZND then formed QF12, the 2255 hours (Sunday) that took off at 0051 hours early this morning, with SYD arrival estimated as 0814 hoyrs on Tuesday 5, 79 minutes behind the timetable.

 

[Melburnian1]

The final sector of Monday 4 April's QF1 saw B789 VH-ZNG airborne from DFRW at 2218 so on Tuesday 5, LHR arrival looks like 0709 hours, 34 minutes late.

The badly late QF9 from MEL (VH-ZNA) arrived DRW at 0019 this morning and was back in the sky at 0152, so did not lose any time during its intermediate stop. LHR arrival is predicted as 1013 hours, 308 minutes late. Not good is one has a business meeting at 0900, or air or rail connections.

Today's QF10 from LHR is displaying as departing 40 minutes late at 1235 hours. This suggests QF9's heavily delayed plane is forming QF10, when in theory it'd be more efficient to have ZNG undertake the task. However that may complicate aircraft positioning and other planned 'rotations' to which one lacks access, so QFi must have its reasons. Perhaps ZNG needs to sit on the ground at Heathrow all day for various minor maintenance.

 

[Melburnian1]

Today's delay to QF143 (1015 hours SYD - AKL, A333 VH-QPH) is "only" expected as 22 minutes by the time it arrives at its gate in Aukland NZ, but on the previous seven occasions, this flight has been more than an hour late arriving twice. The other five times it's been between 33 and 49 minutes tardy.

This flight will be popular for savvy AFFers as six days a week it seems to be an A333 (the other day an A332) which is preferable to a narrowbody B738, but even when the aircraft has stabled overnight at SYD, it has difficulty making a timely takeoff.

 

[Kiwi_Flyer]

Today's delay to QF143 (1015 hours SYD - AKL, A333 VH-QPH) is "only" expected as 22 minutes by the time it arrives at its gate in Aukland NZ, but on the previous seven occasions, this flight has been more than an hour late arriving twice. The other five times it's been between 33 and 49 minutes tardy.

This flight will be popular for savvy AFFers as six days a week it seems to be an A333 (the other day an A332) which is preferable to a narrowbody B738, but even when the aircraft has stabled overnight at SYD, it has difficulty making a timely takeoff.

It is currently one of very few Trans-Tasman services. Eg none yet from WLG on QF. So a late arrival impacts on domestic NZ connections.

 

[Melburnian1]

The badly late QF9 from MEL (VH-ZNA) arrived DRW at 0019 this morning and was back in the sky at 0152, so did not lose any time during its intermediate stop. LHR arrival is predicted as 1013 hours, 308 minutes late. Not good is one has a business meeting at 0900, or air or rail connections.

Today's QF10 from LHR is displaying as departing 40 minutes late at 1235 hours. This suggests QF9's heavily delayed plane is forming QF10, when in theory it'd be more efficient to have ZNG undertake the task. However that may complicate aircraft positioning and other planned 'rotations' to which one lacks access, so QFi must have its reasons. Perhaps ZNG needs to sit on the ground at Heathrow all day for various minor maintenance.

FR24 suggests the mooted arrival of the heavily delayed QF9 has become 1051 at LHR's gate, 346 minutes behind the schedule.

 

[Melburnian1]

VH-ZNG on QF1 from DRW to LHR is a little later than suggested a small number of posts above. Latest information is it should be at the Heathrow gate at 0724 hours today, 49 minutes tardy.

The Tuesday 5 April 2022 QF1 is predicted to depart SYD at 1645, an hour late.

Although QF103 (A333 VH-QPB) was only 12 minutes late arriving in HNL on Monday 4, the returning 1055 hours to SYD was not in the sky until 1141 hours, so SYD arrival this afternoon (5 April) should be at 1809 hours, 44 minutes behind the timetable.

UPDATE: Tuesday 5 April's QF1 was in the sky at 1656 hours so arrival in DRW should be at about 2032 hours, 52 minutes tardy.

 

[Melburnian1]

The extremely late QF9 arrived at LHR at 1101 on Tuesday 5 April 2022, 356 minutes past the allotted.

QF1 on the same day was 55 minutes tardy, pulling in to the gate at 0730 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

Although QF70 from ADL to DEL today is estimated to arrive nine minutes early at 1751 hours local time, the returning QF70 (DEL to MEL, A332 VH-EBV) that is the 1935 hours is showing as delayed by 70 minutes in pushback, with Wednesday 6 arrival becoming 1345 hours, 75 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

The extremely late QF9 arrived at LHR at 1101 on Tuesday 5 April 2022, 356 minutes past the allotted.

QF1 on the same day was 55 minutes tardy, pulling in to the gate at 0730 hours.

VH-ZNA turned around in LHR quickly and departed at 1237 hours on Tuesday 5 April as the 1155 hours QF10 to DRW and MEL, becoming airborne at 1256.

You wonder how well the B789 is cleaned after a long flight from DRW when it's at the gate for only 96 minutes, with alighting passengers taking up to 10-12 minutes, and then boarding taking longer, so cleaners would be lucky to have access for an hour.

 

[Melburnian1]

QF9, the Tuesday 5 April 2022 MEL - DRW took off at 1456 with B789 VH-ZNI, arriving DRW 19 minutes late at 1829. It then overstayed compared to the timetable, becoming airborne at 2045 so Wednesday 6 LHR at gate arrival is predicted to be 0542 hours, 37 minutes late.

Tuesday's delayed QF10 (see above) should arrive today at DRW at 1359 hours, a similar 39 late with VH-ZNA.

QF70 last night was airborne from DEL at 2109 hours so Wednesday 6 MEL arrival is predicted to be 1336 hours, 66 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Wednesday 6 April 2022, QF1, the 1545 hours SYD - DRW with B789 VH-ZNC took off at 1637 so arrival should be at 2015, 35 minutes late.

A333 VH-QPH had spent overnight in SYD but on today's QF19 (1330 SYD - MNL) it wasn't in the air until 1332 so arrival is estimated as 1929, 39 late.

VH-QPB formed QF23 (0950 hours SYD - BKK that took off at 1106, with estimated arrival 1723, 43 minutes late.

VH-QPD was the aircraft for QF143 (0930 hours SYD - AKL, airborne at 1144). Arrival became 1614 hours, 99 minutes late. Qf146 returning (the 1610 hours) was in the sky at 1757 so SYD arrival is claimed as 1904, 74 minutes behind.

'The 63' from SYD to South Africa's JNB is often on time or early arriving, but on 6 April with B789 VH-ZNF that isn't so. Gate pull in should be at 1639, 49 minutes tardy. The plane had arrived in SYD from YVR at 0712 hours so in theory had sufficient turnaround time for an 0945 hours departure.

A332 VH-EBR on QF69, the 0815 hours 6 April MEL - ADL didn't point skywards until 104, arriving at the intermdiate stop at 1050 hours, 105 minutes behind schedule. It then operated the second sector, taking off at 1201 (thus 'gaining' a bit on teh timetable) with suggested DEL arrival becoming 1905, 65 behind. Inevitably QF70 overnight will be delayed.

Is COVID-19 paperwork checking landside delaying some of these flights (especially to BKK/JNB given the fewer, or no, restrictions re the other destinations?)

 

[Melburnian1]

It is currently one of very few Trans-Tasman services. Eg none yet from WLG on QF. So a late arrival impacts on domestic NZ connections.

On Thursday 7 April 2022, QF143 was airborne from SYD at 1040, 70 minutes after timetabled pushback, arriving AKL at 1511, 36 minutes tardy with A332 VH-EBA.

Its best performance in the past seven days (including today) was on Tuesday when it "only" arrived AKL 16 late: every other day has been between 22 and 94 minutes tardy.

'The 64' overnight from JNB arrived SYD today at 1412, a similar 37 minutes late with B789 VH-ZNF.

QF20 on Thursday from MNL (Wednesday 6) to SYD arrived at 0701 hours, 31 minutes behind schedule with VH-QPH. QF24 from BKK was not far behind, arriving 40 late at 0710 hours: VH-QPB.

Also on Thursday 7, QF1 (B789 VH-ZNB) from SYD to DRW is late with arrival suggested as 2012 hours, 32 minutes behind. Thankfully 'the 9' from MEL to DRW is only an expected seven minutes late arriving at DRW (1917 hours) so its patrons should have cleared the former Catalina Lounge in DRW prior to eligible passengers from 'the 1' entering. A cursory look at YouTube shows how small this lounge is.

 

[JessicaTam]

I was on 460 tomorrow, but it has just been cancelled. Rebooked onto 458. Loads were pretty good so I don't think that was the reason.

 

[Melburnian1]

Showing how schedules are affected by bad weather such as SYD has experienced for more than 24 hours, QF1503 (B717 VH-NXQ, the 1605 hours SYD - CBR) took off at 1819.