Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

Delays continue at SYD as 1200 'high noon' approaches on the last day of the 2022-23 financial year.

QF790 (0920 hours SYD-ASP, B738 VH-VZJ) was not airborne until 1119 hours, so arrival (gate) should be at about 1359 hours, 109 late. (FR24 mistakenly says a landing time of '1308').

 

[docjames]

Qantas had pushed out notification re: high winds in Sydney today likely to lead to delays.

Which runway is in use?

 

[Melburnian1]

Qantas had pushed out notification re: high winds in Sydney today likely to lead to delays.

Which runway is in use?

Only the east-west, as per above. It's creating quite some delays, not helped (as mentioned above) how it's either already school hols or will be from tonight depending on the state.

 

[Himeno]

The board here in the F lounge posted a 1 hour delay QF27, then changed it back to on time 20 mins later

 

[Melburnian1]

The board here in the F lounge posted a 1 hour delay QF27, then changed it back to on time 20 mins later

B789 VH-ZNG with the lovely Himeno gracing a seat was the 1235 hours SYD long haul to SCL on Friday 30 June 2023. It was in the sky exactly an hour later, so arrival at gate should be (same day) about 1152 hours, 47 late. The allowed time for 'reversal' at Santiago de Chile is quite generous so there's an excellent chance of the returning QF28 being punctual.

 

[Melburnian1]

A333 VH-QPF on 30 June's 1150 hours SYD-SIN (QF81) took off at a much delayed (due to single runway ops) 1410 hours, so the expectation is for gate arrival at 1944 hours, 94 minutes behind schedule.

 

[Melburnian1]

As at 1445 hours on Friday 30 June, it looks as if SYD is back to two runways.

This has come to late to eliminate bad delays, but a few may be mitigated, although hard to transfer passengers onto other flights given it's school holidays.

 

[Dr Ralph]

As a result of QF8 being cancelled, tomorrow’s QF7 is cancelled too.

Yes - there were some very disgruntled pax at the check-in earlier today who did apparently not know about it.

I'm on QF 7 on Monday, hoping that if there's an issue with the flight I know about it well before setting off for the airport.

Anyone know why QF8 was cancelled this week?

 

[Himeno]

B789 VH-ZNG with the lovely Himeno gracing a seat was the 1235 hours SYD long haul to SCL on Friday 30 June 2023. It was in the sky exactly an hour later, so arrival at gate should be (same day) about 1152 hours, 47 late. The allowed time for 'reversal' at Santiago de Chile is quite generous so there's an excellent chance of the returning QF28 being punctual.

I'm not going to SCL, I'm going to DFW. (Which has now posted a 20 min delay )

 

[Dr Ralph]

I'm not going to SCL, I'm going to DFW. (Which has now posted a 20 min delay )

QF 7 = 25 min delay that I'm seeing onthe Qantas site

Watching this flight closely over the past few days as I'm on it on Monday.

UPDATE: Flight just changed to a 20 min delay.

 

[Himeno]

QF7 is delayed because QF64 arrived late

QF1 at gate 10, QF7 at gate 8. (QF1 just pushed back while typing)

A medical issue upon arrival of 64 slowed the turn around.
They are almost done boarding now (1634). An hour late

 

[sap1l]

A333 VH-QPF on 30 June's 1150 hours SYD-SIN (QF81) took off at a much delayed (due to single runway ops) 1410 hours, so the expectation is for gate arrival at 1944 hours, 94 minutes behind schedule.

Do you know if QF36 SIN-MEL is on VH-QPF? Just got delayed 70 mins from 2015 to 2125.

 

[Melburnian1]

Do you know if QF36 SIN-MEL is on VH-QPF? Just got delayed 70 mins from 2015 to 2125.

I am guessing 'yes' as the delays to the inbound plus QF36 are similar.

Another way to discover this would be to compare gate numbers, but the Singapore Changi site doesn't list them: it only supplies arrivals and departures by terminal. Bear in mind it's huge, and if flights run late (oe early!), it may decide to change the allocated gate to ensure aircraft don't have to wait for another plane to depart from the originally suggested gate.

One aircraft from the Oz to SIN 'locals' tends to overnight in Singapore though, and often, just because QF35 arrived from MEL doesn't mean that it'll automatically return as QF36 back down to Melbourne. However, tonight it may well.

 

[Melburnian1]

A388 VH-OQH on the flagship QF1, the 1510 hours SYD-SIN-LHR took off at 1545 hours mid afternoon so arrival is estimated at its gate at 2146 hours, 16 minutes tardy. However the second sector timetabled to push back at 2330 hours on 30 June is not expected to do so until 0120 hours, 110 minutes late, due to yesterday's QF1 from SYD being delayed. This will be due to the cabin crew (based in England not Oz) not having had sufficient mandated rest.

Yesterday's was in SIN with VH-OQJ from 2355 hours (145 minutes late) to becoming airborne at 0215 hours with arrival today estimated for LHR as 0828 hours, 113 minutes late.

The terrible punctuality of QF1 is an embarrassment, given major competitors such as QR are badly wanting the Federal government to approve more weekly flights into and out of SYD and perhaps MEL in particular. Perhaps I'm wrong but I doubt QR will be successful in its lobbying.

QF39, also a 1510 hours but MEL to CGK has A332 VH-EBS. Once again, as with the previous three trips, it's delayed, as it took off at 1624 for estimated arrival at 2029 hours, 74 late. Perhaps there were connecting passengers from cities such as Hobart delayed by the compounding of SYD's single runway ops that lasted until about 1445 hours mid afternoon?

 

[wenglock.mok]

Do you know if QF36 SIN-MEL is on VH-QPF? Just got delayed 70 mins from 2015 to 2125.

Yes it is - QF36 tonight is operated by the A330 operating QF81 inbound. QF81 is running about 2 hours late causing the delay to QF36.

 

[Melburnian1]

Given the huge amount of disruption on Friday 30 June with SYD on single runway operations until 1445 hours this afternoon, perhaps not surprising that QF6 after arriving from FCO in PER at 0852 hours, 22 minutes late with B789 VH-ZNB that the second sector (the 1000 hours) was not airborne until 1119, arriving SYD at 1701 hours, 56 minutes behind schedule.

ZNK on 'the 10' from PER to MEL departed only 12 late at 1322 hours, taking off at 1336 but MEL gate arrival became 1914 hours, 34 late.

B738 VH-YVZ as QF139, the 1855 hours evening SYD-CHC managed to become airborne at 2124 hours, not long ago with a sparrow-pleasing arrival set for CHC at 0205 hours, 126 minutes behind schedule. At least its next duty won't be until 0600 or so on Saturday 1 July! The aircraft was late all day, and timetabled into SYD as QF541 that was due in at 1735 at the domestic terminal, but arrived 85 late at 1900 hours this evening. It could never be on time, and had the added burden of having to transfer across to the international terminal.

A332 VH-EBP from APW down to SYD is arriving as QF196 at 2150 hours, 65 minutes tardy.

 

[Flyerqf]

Looks like another troublesome day ahead. Never seen a domestic flight delayed overnight before. Last night’s QF497 scheduled to depart Sydney at 9pm bound for Melbourne, however it didn’t depart until 9.06am this morning with A332 VH-EBL. They must not have enough capacity today to rebook onto other flights.

 

[Melburnian1]

A388 VH-OQG on QF12 from LAX to SYD arrived on Saturday 1 July 2023 at 0831 hours, 46 minutes late.

QF94, also from LAX, but to MEL, had VH-OQL, arriving at 0746 hours, 61 minutes late this morning.

VH-OQJ on 'the 11' SYD to LAX is predicted to shortly push back at 1205 hours, 105 minutes late, but should gain substantially on the schedule due to favourable winds.

The 0835 hours SYD to NAN didn't take off until 1027. B738 VH-VZW should arrive at about 1557 mid to late afternoon, 82 minutes past the timetable.

B738 VH-VZZ on QF143, the 0850 hours SYD-AKL on Saturday has had another late start, becoming airborne at 1030, so arrival at gate should be 1506 hours mid afternoon, 66 late.

'The 69' from MEL is again delayed, with A332 VH-EBR undertaking this quote lengthy flight to DEL, and arrival suggested as 36 minutes behind schedule at 1811 hours early in the Indian evening.

 

[789nerd]

QF94, also from LAX, but to MEL, had VH-OQL, arriving at 0746 hours, 61 minutes late this morning.

OQL turned around to operate an extra MEL-LAX flight as QF95, pushing back 24 minutes late, however expected to make up time for an on time arrival in Los Angeles.
This appears to end the use of an A380 every other day on QF93/QF94, returning the service to all B789s, despite B789 VH-ZNN still to be delivered.

 

[Melburnian1]

The 30 June QF1 that was to be delayed in SIN due to the previous day's running late, and crew needing the mandated hours of rest, took off on Saturday 1 (A388 VH-OQH) at 0150 hours with LHR arrival likely at about 0756 hours, 81 minutes behind the schedule.

A332 VH-EBA arrived in MEL today at 1317 hours, 482 minutes late as its 2345 hours scheduled 30 June redeye from PER, QF764 did not take off until 0801 this morning. It is forming that 1200 'high noon' MEL to SIN QF35 that has an altered 205 minute late proposed pushback at 1525, the time I'm typing this. I assume another A332 may have failed and therefore EBA had to travel to PER and back.