Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

The expected pushback for the 1755 hours SYD-DFW on 11 January has further changed, from 1940 to 2010 hours. Fortunately the B789 has a decent turnaround allowance in Texas USA, so barring any maintenance or other 'on the day' issues, it shouldn't be delayed as QF8 returning to SYD.

A333 VH-QPA on QF104 from HNL should arrive at its SYD gate at around 2043 hours tonight, 123 minutes tardy.

 

[tomlee1986]

The expected pushback for the 1755 hours SYD-DFW on 11 January has further changed, from 1940 to 2010 hours. Fortunately the B789 has a decent turnaround allowance in Texas USA, so barring any maintenance or other 'on the day' issues, it shouldn't be delayed as QF8 returning to SYD.

A333 VH-QPA on QF104 from HNL should arrive at its SYD gate at around 2043 hours tonight, 123 minutes tardy.

The QF7 to DFW finally took off at 2057, now scheduled to arrive at 1840 - 2hr 40 min delay minimum

 

[Melburnian1]

11 January's QF25 (A333 VH-QPA that arrived tonight as QF104 from HNL: see above) has been further delayed to an expected departure at 2220, 45 late.

Sister VH-ZND is on QF75 (2025 hours SYD-YVR) that was airborne at 2150. Same day arrival at 1617 hours (52 minutes late) is the expectation.

 

[jase05]

11 January's QF25 (A333 VH-QPA that arrived tonight as QF104 from HNL: see above) has been further delayed to an expected departure at 2220, 45 late.

Sister VH-VND is on QF75 (2025 hours SYD-YVR) that was airborne at 2150. Same day arrival at 1617 hours (52 minutes late) is the expectation.

Might be some more delays to/from the US as flights are grounded. The FAA has confirmed that the US NOTAM system has failed

All flights grounded across US after major system failure

Passengers have been left stranded at airports across the globe as they await further news.

metro.co.uk

 

[OATEK]

11 January's QF25 (A333 VH-QPA that arrived tonight as QF104 from HNL: see above) has been further delayed to an expected departure at 2220, 45 late.

Sister VH-VND is on QF75 (2025 hours SYD-YVR) that was airborne at 2150. Same day arrival at 1617 hours (52 minutes late) is the expectation.

VH-ZND I assume, as the ex-tiger A320 VH-VND is unlikely to make it to YVR.

 

[Quickstatus]

NOTAM outage in the USA overnight preventing departures from taking off

 

[789nerd]

The QF7 to DFW finally took off at 2057, now scheduled to arrive at 1840 - 2hr 40 min delay minimum

Thursday : while this delay could have been handled within the 6+ hour Dallas layover, obviously the NOTAM issue has come into play, as the return QF8 (B789 VH-ZNH) is currently delayed 60 minutes for a 22:25 PST Wednesday departure. New arrival time in Sydney is unclear, as Qantas flight status shows the flight making up 45 minutes on a westwards flight. As yet, none of the flight trackers are showing a revised ETA.

Edit : flight appears to have pushed back at revised time, with FlightAware supporting the catchup into Sydney.

 

[tomlee1986]

Thursday : while this delay could have been handled within the 6+ hour Dallas layover, obviously the NOTAM issue has come into play, as the return QF8 (B789 VH-ZNH) is currently delayed 60 minutes for a 22:25 PST Wednesday departure. New arrival time in Sydney is unclear, as Qantas flight status shows the flight making up 45 minutes on a westwards flight. As yet, none of the flight trackers are showing a revised ETA.

thanks for the return flight info

 

[789nerd]

The earlier Dallas departure : QF22 (B789 VH-ZNB) was just 20 minutes late pushing back & another 21 minutes to take off, however is also shown as making up time for a 54 minutes early (QFS) or on time (flight trackers) arrival into Melbourne.

 

[Melburnian1]

Also on Thursday 1 January, QF1 (A388 VH-OQB) arrived LHR at 0650 hours, 35 minutes late.

It is rarely 'on time' even within the 15 minute agreed allwance for that definition i.e. at gate by 0630 hours. Does this has anything to do with continuing altered flight paths due to the Ukraine-Russia war? It's months since anyone's raised that topic, at least in this thread.

A333 VH-QPH is estimated to arrive SYD at 1943, 63 minutes late. Yesterday (HNL time) it arrived there at 0938 hours, 13 minutes late, so not sure why the return delay. QF104 is frequently late, and if rostered for an evening departure ex SYD such as 'the 75' to distant YVR, QF25 at 2135 hours to Japan's HND or 'the 103 'back up to HNL can delay these.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Friday 13 January 2023, B789 VH-ZNH arrived in SYD as QF8 from DFW at 0804 hours, 34 minutes tardy.

 

[Melburnian1]

Oh dear.

A333 VH-QPI on QF88 (the overnighter from ICN to SYD) is often punctual but on 13 January it arrived at 0952 hours, 97 late. It formed QF81 from SYD to SIN, the 1230 hours not airborne until 1345 hours, so estimated rrival is 1825, 35 minutes behind schedule.

VH-QPA on the SYD-MNL '19' (the 1225 hours) was in the sky at 1413 hours so an 1854 hours arrival, 75 late is on the cards. This will delay the return QF20 redeye. The aircraft had come in only nine late at 0959 hours with QF26 ex HND, so goodness knows why the often unpunctual QF19 was tardy.

VH-QPE on last night's 2040 hours evening SYD-HNL arrived same day at 1001 hours, 36 late but the return should be at its Sydney gate at 1934, 56 minutes behind its timetable, tonight. This flight is another notorious for not arriving at anything close to the published time.

A388 VH-OQB on the 12 January QF2 from London Heathrow is arriving SIN tonight local time at 1802, 32 behind.

Stablemate OQJ on QF11 (1120 hours SYD-LAX) wasn't airborne until 1558, which is fairly unusual. Arrival same day is forecast as 1004 hours, 239 minutes late. This appears to be the first time in a week this aircraft has carried passengers. I don't know if the delay has anything to do with the NOTAM problems in the USA: perhaps a crew who'd previously arrived from the USA hadn't had sufficient mandated rest?

A332 VH-EBC was in Sydney from 0913 hours this morning, arriving a creditable 12 early on QF418 from MEL, but its forming of the 1355 to CGK (QF41) didn't go well. Takeoff was at 1823 so given the significant time difference, arrival is at a predicted 2126 hours mid evening, 236 minutes behind schedule.

13 January's QF1 (1705 hours late afternoon SYD-SIN-LHR) is delayed until an expected 2200 hours in initial pushback. I don't believe in superstition but it's indeed 'unlucky' for patrons. The concern with a delay to what becomes an evening flight at an airport with a curfew is that sometimes the plane may be unable to taxi prior to curfew and hence be stuck overnight in an airport such as Sydney.

 

[tomlee1986]

Oh dear.

A333 VH-QPI on QF88 (the overnighter from ICN to SYD) is often punctual but on 13 January it arrived at 0952 hours, 97 late. It formed QF81 from SYD to SIN, the 1230 hours not airborne until 1345 hours, so estimated rrival is 1825, 35 minutes behind schedule.

VH-QPA on the SYD-MNL '19' (the 1225 hours) was in the sky at 1413 hours so an 1854 hours arrival, 75 late is on the cards. This will delay the return QF20 redeye. The aircraft had come in only nine late at 0959 hours with QF26 ex HND, so goodness knows why the often unpunctual QF19 was tardy.

VH-QPE on last night's 2040 hours evening SYD-HNL arrived same day at 1001 hours, 36 late but the return should be at its Sydney gate at 1934, 56 minutes behind its timetable, tonight. This flight is another notorious for not arriving at anything close to the published time.

A388 VH-OQB on the 12 January QF2 from London Heathrow is arriving SIN tonight local time at 1802, 32 behind.

Stablemate OQJ on QF11 (1120 hours SYD-LAX) wasn't airborne until 1558, which is fairly unusual. Arrival same day is forecast as 1004 hours, 239 minutes late. This appears to be the first time in a week this aircraft has carried passengers. I don't know if the delay has anything to do with the NOTAM problems in the USA: perhaps a crew who'd previously arrived from the USA hadn't had sufficient mandated rest?

A332 VH-EBC was in Sydney from 0913 hours this morning, arriving a creditable 12 early on QF418 from MEL, but its forming of the 1355 to CGK (QF41) didn't go well. Takeoff was at 1823 so given the significant time difference, arrival is at a predicted 2126 hours mid evening, 236 minutes behind schedule.

13 January's QF1 (1705 hours late afternoon SYD-SIN-LHR) is delayed until an expected 2200 hours in initial pushback. I don't believe in superstition but it's indeed 'unlucky' for patrons. The concern with a delay to what becomes an evening flight at an airport with a curfew is that sometimes the plane may be unable to taxi prior to curfew and hence be stuck overnight in an airport such as Sydney.

I don’t hold much hope for QF1 - hope they beat curfew in SYD

 

[Melburnian1]

Adding to 13 January, QF103 is delayed out of SYD by an expected 65 minutes to 2145 mid evening, guaranteeing that the Friday morning QF104 ex HNL will also be tardy.

 

[exLXCXFF]

I don’t hold much hope for QF1 - hope they beat curfew in SYD

Looks like they departed at 2236 and should arrive Singgers at around 6am. Do we know why VH-OQD was delayed? Longer than expected maintenance yesterday?

 

[Melburnian1]

Looks like they departed at 2236 and should arrive Singgers at around 6am. Do we know why VH-OQD was delayed? Longer than expected maintenance yesterday?

It departed at 2214 not '2236', and according to FR24 took off at 2235 (essentially your '2236').

The SIN stop commenced at 0252 hours, 282 minute slate. The aircraft then took off at 0513, not long ago with LHR arrival estimated as 1119 hours local time (2219 AEDT), 304 minutes late, so note it is likely to have lost even more time than the situation at arrival in Singapore.

QFi's timekeeping on this flagship route is so poor that in time LHR management may call it in for an explanation, as the company did once before prior to COVID-19.

 

[Melburnian1]

Perhaps because last night's QF1 was so delayed departing SYD - see above - the Saturday 14 January same flight (A388 VH-OQK) that has not long become airborne from SYD at 733 and which should arrive SIN at about 2203, seven minutes early, is not expected to depart SIN until 0235 hours for LHR, 160 minutes late.

I'd have guessed that the northbound crews (pilots and cabin) would have had two nights in an hotel in Singapore if they next work on to London, but perhaps not. So minimum rest might need to be taken if only a one night stay.

Meanwhile, much earlier today, B789 VH-ZNI on QF21 (1400 hours afternoon MEL-DFW) took off at 1507 with same day gate arrival estimated at 1338 hours, 53 behind schedule.

A388 VH-OQB on the SYD-LAX QF11 (1120 hours) was airborne at 1316 with projected same day arrival becoming 0724, 79 late.

QF19 (1225 hours SYD-MNL) has A332 VH-EBF that was in the sky at 1336, so its gate time up there should be 1813, 43 behind.

A333 VH-QPE on 'the 104' from HNL to SYD took off at 1258 hours yesterday, 108 minutes after scheduled pushback but SYD arrival fairly shortly is predicted as 63 down at 1943 hours so it's picking up some time.

QF45 (1600 hours 14 January early evening MEL up to DPS B738) is predicted to depart about as I write, at 1830 hours.

 

[789nerd]

Sunday : two B789 serviced route delays today in Sydney ...

QF63 SYD -JNB (B789 VH-ZNE) was 81 minutes late pushing back at 10:56 AEDT, with revised Jo'burg arrival of 15:31 SAST, 56 minutes late. As yet no delay is posted for the return QF64.

QF27 SYD-SCL has been delayed 2 hrs 10 minutes for a revised departure of 14:45 AEDT this afternoon, with currently the same delay into Santiago. Again as yet no delay is posted for the return QF28.

 

[789nerd]

Further on Sunday, re flow on delays ...

QF64 JNB-SYD (B789 VH-ZNE) is now shown with a 25 minutes delay departing & arriving.

As QF27 (B789 VH-ZNJ) was not away until 15:17 AEDT, with revised Santiago arrival of 13:48 CLST, QF28 SCL-SYD is now shown as departing 95 minutes late at 15:15 CLST Sunday - a tight turn-around.

 

[Melburnian1]

Also on Sunday 15, QF23 (1030 hours SYD-BKK, A333 VH-OPI) did not take off until 1209 hours, so estimated arrival becomes 1704 hours, 54 minutes tardy. This will delay QF24's pushback by a similar amount.

B789 VH-ZNF was a creditable six minutes late arriving PER today at 1231, but overstayed, resulting in takeoff at 1452 so arrival should be at about 2055 hours in MEL, half an hour late.

Since its recent introduction, QF87 (0935 hours mid morning SYD up to icy ICN) has been largely punctual but yesterday (14) it arrived at 1852 hours, 37 late, while today with 'H' of the same model it's slated to be at its gate at 1902 hours, 42 behind schedule.

Given its apparently enforced/compulsory late departure from SIN this morning (see above), QF1 (A388 VH-OQK) continues the disastrous poor timekeeping into LHR, with estimated at gate arrival shortly at 0935 hours, 200 minutes late. It's a safe bet that no major QFi competitor offering services on their variant of 'the Kangaroo Route' has as bad a timekeeping record into London Heathrow as Qantas. An embarrassment, but unfortunately the lack of other QFi A388 flights into and out of the latter mean little or no flexibility once things go awry for a day or especially two.

One I missed on Saturday 14 January 2023 was the normally punctual QF51 (BNE-LAX) with A333 VH-QPD that arrived at its gate at 1742, 37 minute sbehind its timetable. The contrast between this flight's usually excellent timekeeping and QF1's polar opposite would take some beating to be more stark.