Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

QF69, the Thursday 14 April ADL - DEL should arrive at 1836 hours, 31 minutes behind the timetable as this 1005 hours flight took off at 1106 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

The expected delay to QF11 on Thursday 14 April has increased to 705 minutes - a departure at 2200 not the scheduled 1015 hours. Previously it was claimed to be departing mid evening tonight at 2130 hours.

 

[JohnK]

Guess who is back? Theyve not forgotten me either. 2nd Qantas flight in a year and delay already.

I dont miss this part of travel although I guested a couple who were on the minibus from airport parking inyo the lounge.

 

[Pixiechick]

The expected delay to QF11 on Thursday 14 April has increased to 705 minutes - a departure at 2200 not the scheduled 1015 hours. Previously it was claimed to be departing mid evening tonight at 2130 hours.

Melburnian, you are a star. Can I ask you if you have any insight on what might be the future for QF11 on Saturday 16th? My knowledge of which plane that’s meant to be is nil. The flight was zeroed out from last Saturday to this morning, and now back on booking sites/ visible, so that’s a good sign. Plus it has capacity to take spillover pax who were on cancelled flights. I’m resigned to missing my connection in LAX, but curious as to if I’m up for a last minute cancellation or very extended delay like today’s QF11

 

[Melburnian1]

Melburnian, you are a star. Can I ask you if you have any insight on what might be the future for QF11 on Saturday 16th? My knowledge of which plane that’s meant to be is nil. The flight was zeroed out from last Saturday to this morning, and now back on booking sites/ visible, so that’s a good sign. Plus it has capacity to take spillover pax who were on cancelled flights. I’m resigned to missing my connection in LAX, but curious as to if I’m up for a last minute cancellation or very extended delay like today’s QF11

Pixiechick, thank you for the lovely post.

I lack access to QFi's aircraft roster but we know from the FlightRadar24 site that it's meant to be an Airbus A380-800 ('A388') on Saturday 16 ex Sydney. At present, it's displaying 'on time' on the SYD airport website plus Qantas' flight status with scheduled departure at 1015 hours.

Interestingly the Wednesday 12 April QF12 from LAX to SYD, due out at 2255 that night took off at 1254 hours on Wednesday 13, arriving SYD (accounting for the time difference) at 2102 hours tonight, Thursday 14.

FR24 claims that the aircraft (A388 VH-OQK) 'diverted to HMT' (Hemet-Ryan Airport in California, a place I'd never heard of). So as we know from today's QF11 being delayed until shortly at 2200 (or later!) in the aircraft pushing back, the schedules are skewiff if I may use that old fashioned word.

It is possible for a Thursday departure from Australia to LAX (or SFO) to be the same aircraft repeating on Saturday, so your flight may well - ahem - be tardy. By Good Friday 15 April's afternoon, if there is a delay anticipated, it should begin to publicly display one would hope, and you may well be in receipt of a text message.

One would hope you don't suffer from a cancellation, but again, too early to tell. The only comment one can suggest is that in the last few days, cancellations have been for flghts operated by smaller Boeing 787-900s with 236 seats, fewer than half the seats normally available on what we in shorthand call the A388 Airbuses. Happy travels!

 

[Pixiechick]

Pixiechick, thank you for the lovely post.

I lack access to QFi's aircraft roster but we know from the FlightRadar24 site that it's meant to be an Airbus A380-800 ('A388') on Saturday 16 ex Sydney. At present, it's displaying 'on time' on the SYD airport website plus Qantas' flight status with scheduled departure at 1015 hours.

Interestingly the Tuesday 12 April QF12 from LAX to SYD, due out at 2255 that night took off at 1254 hours on Wednesday 13, arriving SYD (accounting for the time difference) at 2102 hours tonight, Thursday 14.

FR24 claims that the aircraft (A388 VH-OQK) 'diverted to HMT' (Hemet-Ryan Airport in California, a place I'd never heard of). So as we know from today's QF11 being delayed until shortly at 2200 (or later!) in the aircraft pushing back, the schedules are skewiff if I may use that old fashioned word.

It is possible for a Thursday departure from Australia to LAX (or SFO) to be the same aircraft repeating on Saturday, so your flight may well - ahem - be tardy. By Good Friday 15 April's afternoon, if there is a delay anticipated, it should begin to publicly display one would hope, and you may well be in receipt of a text message.

One would hope you don't suffer from a cancellation, but again, too early to tell. The only comment one can suggest is that in the last few days, cancellations have been for flghts operated by smaller Boeing 787-900s with 236 seats, fewer than half the seats normally available on what we in shorthand call the A388 Airbuses. Happy travels!

Thanks for such a detailed reply! I’m expecting a delay but hoping only a few hours. I did notice that today’s delay was already noted on Tuesday, so hoping it won’t be such a massive one.

One question: if there’s such a sizeable delay as today’s, passengers don’t have to go to the airport for the original scheduled time I assume? Sitting for 8+ extra hours at the airport (even in the lounge) when they know the delay would be madness.

 

[Must...Fly!]

I think that FR24 data is completely wrong. I suspect it's gotten confused between all the delays etc - not uncommon. HMT - possibly used by engineering as shorthand for Hangar Movement?

Anyway assuming it's in Sydney now and taking the delayed QF11 back tonight then there will be enough time (crew permitting) to have it come back as QF12 on Thursday night out of LAX and form Saturday morning QF11 out of SYD.

 

[Melburnian1]

I think that FR24 data is completely wrong. I suspect it's gotten confused between all the delays etc - not uncommon. HMT - possibly used by engineering as shorthand for Hangar Movement?

Anyway assuming it's in Sydney now and taking the delayed QF11 back tonight then there will be enough time (crew permitting) to have it come back as QF12 on Thursday night out of LAX and form Saturday morning QF11 out of SYD.

Agree that sometimes FR24 'gets confused' ('Gotten' is not a word in Australia! )

One other entry there had me thoroughly confused. Sometimes FR24 shows the same aircraft on two consecutive days' long distance flights (same flight number) that one knows have to be different aircraft because of the flight times involved. It must be hard to program the software to account for delays.

You stole the words out of my mouth. The two trips (northeast bound SYD - LAX and the reverse returning) normally add to about 27.5 hours running time, plus say a minimum of two hours turnaround, but with the other examples this week of unpunctuality, it may well be that some crew(s) have not had sufficient mandated rest in LAX.

I won't therefore be surprised if 'the 11' is late on Saturday. FR24 has just updated and shows the Saturday morning QF11 as VH-OQK which is the aircraft on the delayed one tonight that ought have left at 2200 hours. It just took off three minutes ago at 2259 hours from SYD with FR24 claiming LAX arrival at 2132 same day, 872 minutes late. Therefore the 2255 hours Thursday 14 LAX QF12 is guyranateed to be late leaving as it cannot be turned around in 83 minutes.

 

[Melburnian1]

Thanks for such a detailed reply! I’m expecting a delay but hoping only a few hours. I did notice that today’s delay was already noted on Tuesday, so hoping it won’t be such a massive one.

One question: if there’s such a sizeable delay as today’s, passengers don’t have to go to the airport for the original scheduled time I assume? Sitting for 8+ extra hours at the airport (even in the lounge) when they know the delay would be madness.

Maybe the delay, if there is one, could only be an hour or two. We won't know until 'the QF12' has departed Los Angeles. so 'watch this space' or do your own research tomorrow. Relax for the next 12 or so hours while the aircraft on which you may be travelling on Saturday winds its way to LAX.

If an airline knows there'll be a lengthy delay, check-in times can be adjusted. But a rider is that often delays just happen 'on the spot' and so they are unexpected. Hence you have to sit it out in a general waiting area if a pleb or as you say a lounge. Annoying and dreary to some, especially if one has air or rail connections at destination, but fun to others.

 

[Melburnian1]

Guess who is back? Theyve not forgotten me either. 2nd Qantas flight in a year and delay already.

I dont miss this part of travel although I guested a couple who were on the minibus from airport parking inyo the lounge.

JohnK, we've never met but I've found many of your posts either amusing or informative, or both. Hope you are OK.

That was very kind of you.

 

[Pixiechick]

Maybe the delay could only be an hour or two. We won't know until 'the QF12' has departed Los Angeles. so 'watch this space' or do your own research tomorrow. Relax for the next 12 or so hours while the aircraft on which you may be travelling on Saturday winds its way to LAX.

Yes, my experience is if an airline knows there'll be a lengthy delay, check-in times can be adjusted. But a rider is that often delays just happen 'on the spot' and so they are unexpected. Hence you have to sit it out in a general waiting area if a pleb or as you say a lounge. Annoying and dreary to some, especially if one has air or rail connections at destination, but fun to others.

I will definitely be watching the space tomorrow (after getting my supervised RAT, of course). I actually am pretty chill about an extra hour or two waiting (lounge helps), and am resigned to missing the connection in LAX. What I’m too old and grumpy for is getting to the airport at 6:30am for a 10:15am flight that they know won’t leave until, say, 6pm. I shall be hopefully pleasantly surprised and practicing my calm voice

 

[Nisho]

Heavy fog in CBR this morning, and as of 7:50am no signs of letting up. My Alliance/QantasLink flight has been heavily delayed and I imagine the knock on effects throughout the day will be felt for all flights in and out of CBR today.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Good Friday, 15 April 2022, QF11 is again delayed, this time from 1015 hours ex SYD to a suggested 1200 'high noon'.

QF93 (2130 hours MEL - LAX) remains cancelled, so not a good day for USA-bound QFi patrons.

B789 VH-ZNF on QF10, the 1155 hours LHR - DRW was airborne at 1455 so Good Friday arrival should be 1533, 133 minutes late.

Although VH-ZNB yesterday arrived DRW on QF1 at 1937 hours - three minutes early - ex SYD, its takeoff for LHR at 0022 on Good Friday was late so gate arrival in LHR won't be until about 0843 hours, 158 minutes tardy.

A333 VH-QPH on QF20 ex MNL pulled into its SYD gate this morning at 0702 hours, 32 minutes late.

While A332 VH-EBP on QF69, the ADL to India's DEL was 44 minutes late arriving yesterday at 1844 hours, it overstayed. QF70, the return nonstop DEL to MEL was in the sky at 2152 hours so Good Friday arrival looks to be about 1423 hours, 113 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

In a further Good Friday delay, QF23, which still does not operate daily presumably due to the fairly complex entry requirements that are dissauding tourism, is expected to depart from SYD for BKK at 1400 hours on Good Friday, 15 April 2022 instead of the timetabled 0950 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

The expected delay to QF11 on Thursday 14 April has increased to 705 minutes - a departure at 2200 not the scheduled 1015 hours. Previously it was claimed to be departing mid evening tonight at 2130 hours.

That Thursday QF11 (A388 VH-OQK) just arrived at LAX at 1910 hours, 730 minutes late.

If a crew is sufficiently rested and hence available, it's possible an on-time departure of QF12 at 2255 could occur, placating AFFer pixiechick who travels on QF11 on Saturday 16.

 

[Melburnian1]

As a randomly selected sample of Good Friday, 15 April 2022 domestic air delays, QF1401 (Q300 VH-TQD), the 1030 hours SYD - MQL was only taxiing in SYD as at 1217 hours, so may be more than 90 minutes late arriving in Sunraysia.

UPDATE:

The delay expected from SYD to today's QF11 has extended to a suggested 1230 hours departure.

 

[Scr77]

Do we know how bad the 787 damage is or how long the aircraft is out of action? There doesn’t seem to be a separate thread about incident.

 

[Melburnian1]

Do we know how bad the 787 damage is or how long the aircraft is out of action? There doesn’t seem to be a separate thread about incident.

The only advice we had (relayed in this thread, not elsewhere - page 638 has contributions from Must...Fly! and tomcut2000, the latter supplying a TV news clip) was in response to a media query from either 'The Australian' or the woke Channel 9 news bulletin, QFi did not specify a date for the B789's return to service.

While we could draw any implication we like, it sounds like a substantial period of inaction, because otherwise PR spinners would downplay and inform the media that it 'wouldn't be long before passengers see it back in the air'.

The aircraft affected is B789 VH-ZNE, with the incident occurring on Saturday 9 April 2022, just under a week ago.

AFF aviators will have an idea as to how serious the damage is.

Inevitable that B789 schedules will continue to be adversely affected until it's repaired, and may be worse if other aircraft have to occasionally go in for maintenance longer than planned.

 

[pippen_2k]

In a further Good Friday delay, QF23, which still does not operate daily presumably due to the fairly complex entry requirements that are dissauding tourism, is expected to depart from SYD for BKK at 1400 hours on Good Friday, 15 April 2022 instead of the timetabled 0950 hours.

I'm on this flight on Wednesday. It is never on time by the looks of things.

 

[Melburnian1]

The delayed 1015 hours SYD - LAX (QF11, A388 VH-OQD) took off at 1300 on Good Friday.