Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[bristolrosie]

Any idea what the incoming flight will be for the QF 93 on Tues 16 May Mel - LAX it's been cancelled twice in the last week so getting nervous!

 

[exLXCXFF]

Continuing with Sunday 14 May, QF12 ex LAX has diverted to BNE. Aircraft is A388 VH-OQG, which is supposedly departing for SYD at 0815 hours.

QF8, VH-ZNJ, as well. Maybe there was fog in SYD earlier this morning?

QF12 from BNE just rolling to the gate in front of the QF J Intl Lounge.

 

[Melburnian1]

Adding to Mother's Day delays, A332 VH-EBS on the 0905 hours SYD-BLR QF67 was at 1100 AEST merely showing on QF's flight status page as 'delayed' - always a pointer to uncertainty - but it departed at 1120 and was airborne promptly at 1134 hours. Gate arrival should be at around 1842 hours, 142 minutes late. 'The 68' redeye tonight back to SYD (normally an 1810 hours pushback) is displaying as a 1955 hours departure, a tad optimistic.

A388 VH-OQH on QF1 is suggested as arriving LHR today at 0714 hours, 39 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

Any idea what the incoming flight will be for the QF 93 on Tues 16 May Mel - LAX it's been cancelled twice in the last week so getting nervous!

Mostly it seems to be the QF10 arrival, which as you imply doesn't leave a lot of margin for late running of the latter.

I don't know when QFi did it, but 'through running' of 'the 10' B789 from LHR to PER straight on to the domestic sector with the identical flight number seems to have resumed daily. For a while it wasn't occurring on most weekdays.

Every day though is a new day (obviously!), so just because QF10 was late arriving in PER and then MEL on some recent days, or QF93 was cancelled, doesn't mean the latter will be on Tuesday night. However you're right to have some degree of trepidation as QFi has a very poor punctuality record on these major routes, far worse than competitors.

Yet passengers pay more for QFi trips than even well known competitors. Many also say the 'service' on QFi is worse than a lot of other airlines achieve. I can only assume that so many are travelling because their private sector or government employer is paying, or that individuals have points collected through the years for reward seats.

 

[bristolrosie]

Mostly it seems to be the QF10 arrival, which as you imply doesn't leave a lot of margin for late running of the latter.

I don't know when QFi did it, but 'through running' of 'the 10' B789 from LHR to PER straight on to the domestic sector with the identical flight number seems to have resumed daily. For a while it wasn't occurring on most weekdays.

Every day though is a new day (obviously!), so just because QF10 was late arriving in PER and then MEL on some recent days, or QF93 was cancelled, doesn't mean the latter will be on Tuesday night. However you're right to have some degree of trepidation as QFi has a very poor punctuality record on these major routes, far worse than competitors.

Yet passengers pay more for QFi trips than even well known competitors. Many also say the 'service' on QFi is worse than a lot of other airlines achieve. I can only assume that so many are travelling because their private sector or government employer is paying, or that individuals have points collected through the years for reward seats.

Thanks for the info, I'll keep an eye on the QF10 on Monday

 

[Melburnian1]

QF8, VH-ZNJ, as well. Maybe there was fog in SYD earlier this morning?

QF12 from BNE just rolling to the gate in front of the QF J Intl Lounge.

QF8 (B789 VH-ZNJ as you suggest) was in BNE this morning until a 1027 takeoff, arriving SYD at 1140 hours.

It has formed the 1235 hours SYD-SCL QF27, airborne at 1345 with suggested same day arrival becoming 1145 hours, 40 minutes behind schedule.

 

[Flyerqf]

Thanks for the info, I'll keep an eye on the QF10 on Monday

There is also a spare on the ground in MEL on Tuesday as QF21 to DFW doesnt operate. The inbound QF94 or QF22 could also operate your flight so keep an eye on them too.

 

[bristolrosie]

There is also a spare on the ground in MEL on Tuesday as QF21 to DFW doesnt operate. The inbound QF94 or QF22 could also operate your flight so keep an eye on them too.

Thanks for the tip, I'll keep a watch. Just noticed the QF9 is delayed out of MEL today which could impact the QF back tomorrow

 

[Flyerqf]

The QF10 departs LHR about 6 hours after arriving as QF9 so there is plenty of time to allow for an on time QF10.

 

[Melburnian1]

Thanks for the tip, I'll keep a watch. Just noticed the QF9 is delayed out of MEL today which could impact the QF back tomorrow

QF22 was a third QFi plane diverted via BNE this morning, so I'm guessing adverse winds rather than fog in Sydney/Melbourne. B789 VH-ZNE arrived MEL at 1132, 58 minutes late, pretty good given the unplanned diversion.

It then took off on the 1505 hours QF9 at 1707 with PER arrival showing as an anticipated 1842 hours local time, 87 late.

As usual, Flyerqf is correct but there's always a chance (hopefully small) that QF9 is further delayed in Perth WA, or that the B789 experiences a delay in London. So I don't blame you for keeping a 'weather eye' as the old saying goes. Good luck!

 

[Melburnian1]

Because of the above, Sunday 14's QF79, the 1030 hours, is estimated to depart at 1350, so arrival at HND will probably be at 2240 or even later. However if the inbound only comes in to Melbourne at 1240, unlikely that the A333 could turn around in 70 minutes.

Then tonight's QF26 from HND down to SYD is suggested as pushing back (instead of the scheduled 2200 tonight) at 0040 on Monday morning, 15 May.

On Sunday 14 May, QF80 from HND down to MEL arrived at 1229 hours, 234 minutes late with A333 VH-QPE.

QF79 northbound (the 1030 hours) then took off at 1437 so delayed arrival is an expected at gate 2324 hours, 204 minutes late, so more tardy than the best case I'd guessed.

'The 26' remains showing as an 0040 hours Monday 15 pushback at HND, 160 minutes late, for the redeye journey down to Sydney. Possible, but unlikely: 0055 or later would be my estimate.

 

[Melburnian1]

A333 VH-QPJ on QF104 from HNL down to SYD arrived on 14 May at 2033 hours, 113 minutes late, sadly not unusual for this southbound.

It is yo-yoing back to HNL with the 2040 hours QF103 having pushed back at about 2215 hours, so it should be more than an hour late arriving HNL on Sunday morning. Ignominiously, HL452 (also to HNL) is taxiing just ahead of 'the 103'.

 

[flydoc]

E190 VH-UYK operated 5 sectors instead of the planned 4 yesterday. After departing DRW for ASP as QF1958 on time at 0735, a pax experienced a medical condition resulting in a diversion back to DRW 30 min into the flight. Second Departure was incrementally re-timed throughout the morning, with eventual ATD 1222.
The aircraft subsequently operated late all day forming QF1959, QF1960 & QF1961 as planned, ultimately clawing back 2 hours of the original 5 hour slippage.

 

[Melburnian1]

Thanks for the info, I'll keep an eye on the QF10 on Monday

B789 VH-ZNE is arriving LHR (ex PER) as QF9 at an estimated 0720 hours, 135 minutes late, on Monday 15 May 2023 so that gives the aircraft a generous five and a half hours to be ready for a punctual QF10 departure. In theory, no problems., provided my assumption that the flight crew have a scheduled c.55 hours (i.e. two full nights in the UK local time) layover, not just 31 hours, is correct.

The cabin crew are normally UK based for 'the 10' and 'the 9' IIRC, so that ought not create any (to use the 21st century trendy word) 'issues'.

 

[Melburnian1]

A333 VH-QPE has had six consecutive badly late international flights, as on Sunday 14 May, its QF79 scheduled MEL-HND arrived at 2336, 216 minutes late. It then turned around, forming QF26, the 2200 hours earlier advertised as pushing back at 0040 hours on Monday 15, but this did not become airborne until 0129 hours, arriving SYD at 1155 in the very late morning, 185 late.

 

[bristolrosie]

B789 VH-ZNE is arriving LHR (ex PER) as QF9 at an estimated 0720 hours, 135 minutes late, on Monday 15 May 2023 so that gives the aircraft a generous five and a half hours to be ready for a punctual QF10 departure. In theory, no problems., provided my assumption that the flight crew have a scheduled c.55 hours (i.e. two full nights in the UK local time) layover, not just 31 hours, is correct.

The cabin crew are normally UK based for 'the 10' and 'the 9' IIRC, so that ought not create any (to use the 21st century trendy word) 'issues'.

Thanks, I'll keep a watch on the QF10. Just found out I've been upgraded to business so really hope the flight doesn't get cancelled now!

 

[Melburnian1]

On Monday 15 May, QF104 arrived SYD at 2045 hours, 125 minutes late with A333 VH-QPJ. This was its third consecutive badly late flight, all on the HNL route.

It isn't doing the yo-you and returning as 'the 103' north to HNL; instead, A332 VH-EBS has that task. By 2222 hours, this 2040 hours flight had not pushed back. QF merely had it displaying an amended proposed departure time of 2200 with the word 'delayed' adjacent. EBS has been in SYD since 1216 today when it arrived 131 minutes late as QF68 overnight from India's BLR.

IIRC it's quite unusual at present to observe an A332 on this route. I wonder would QPJ have gone there if it hadn't been so late?

 

[OATEK]

Yet passengers pay more for QFi trips than even well known competitors. Many also say the 'service' on QFi is worse than a lot of other airlines achieve. I can only assume that so many are travelling because their private sector or government employer is paying, or that individuals have points collected through the years for reward seats.

Having just completed the QF10 flight (last week) for the first time, I was impressed with the service and the food. The flights ran on or close to time, and the fare was cheaper than anything I could find on other top tier carriers such as QR or EK (CX is not yet back on my list). What intrigued me was that there were at least 4 J seats with the Does not recline sign on them in what is one of the newest 787s (ZNI). Ans I travelled on my own $$.

There will be many upset at the recent delays of QF 1/2 9/10, and yes the fares are high when compared to second tier airlines (on the famous OATEK scale), but it would require some real analysis of data and surveys of passengers before you could say how many say the QFi service is worse than a lot of airlines or that they are being propped up by government travel funds.

I am on BFOD now for a range of airlines that include QF, EK, QR, BA, SQ, but I haven't found anyone cheaper for my travel dates than QF (and I have done 3 return AU-UK flights in 14 months).

 

[789nerd]

Tueday : After QF63 arrived in Jo'burg on time, the overnight QF64 JNB-SYD (B789 VH-ZNH) was 181 minutes late departing Monday afternoon, and is now due in Sydney at 16:12 AEST, 167 minutes late. With less B789 flights on Tuesdays, there is unlikely to be any flow on.

 

[789nerd]

Continuing on Tuesday : After arriving 57 minutes early with QF7, B789 VH-ZNA was 41 minutes late departing Dallas with the return QF8 DFW-SYD. Re-scheduled arrival in Sydney is now 06:55 AEST Wednesday, 40 minutes late.