Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[encryptededdy]

Tonight's QF60 is cancelled. Currently sitting in the plane (boarded 10:40pm local, now 3:55am+1d local) waiting for HND immigration to gather enough staff to allow us back in.

Intervening time was spent fixing an aircraft issue that was ultimately unfixable. Captain says the issue was ultimately something to do with his sidestick.

Have disembarked now (5am local), waiting for bags (hotel vouchers issued). Total time sitting on the plane not going anywhere was 6h20m. I can see today's QF26 is zeroed out, but QF60 is still J8Y9.

 

[Melburnian1]

Possibly due to the problem with QF60 above, QF127, the A333 scheduled as 1015 hours from SYD up to HKG is cancelled on Tuesday 20 August 2024.

So is QF73, the 2130 hours mid evening SYD-SFO, normally a B789.

 

[Flyfrequently]

If I may ask please, how do I work out the incoming flight for QF35?
Is it the same most days?

As it has been late departing a few times lately, am getting slightly concerned as we have a connection - being the last flight out SIN to USM.
Any information much appreciated. TIA

 

[elanshin]

If I may ask please, how do I work out the incoming flight for QF35?
Is it the same most days?

As it has been late departing a few times lately, am getting slightly concerned as we have a connection - being the last flight out SIN to USM.
Any information much appreciated. TIA

Take a look at a few older QF35 flights and see which plane operated them (tail number) then look at which route they did before QF35.

I do think however that QF35 tends to be one of the 330-200s that likely may be QF38 but it's also been a whole host of other flights as they've come back late to MEL.

 

[Flyfrequently]

Take a look at a few older QF35 flights and see which plane operated them (tail number) then look at which route they did before QF35.

I do think however that QF35 tends to be one of the 330-200s that likely may be QF38 but it's also been a whole host of other flights as they've come back late to MEL.

Thanks for that @elanshin

 

[Himeno]

Have disembarked now (5am local), waiting for bags (hotel vouchers issued). Total time sitting on the plane not going anywhere was 6h20m. I can see today's QF26 is zeroed out, but QF60 is still J8Y9.

seems odd that it took so long, overnight is a slower period then during the day, but there are still arrivals and departures.
Scheduled HND T3 flights
0000-0200 5 arrivals, 15 departures
0200-0400 0 arrivals, 5 departures
0400-0600 13 arrivals, 2 departures

They should have had staff on hand to process the passengers back in without much of a delay.

 

[elanshin]

seems odd that it took so long, overnight is a slower period then during the day, but there are still arrivals and departures.
Scheduled HND T3 flights
0000-0200 5 arrivals, 15 departures
0200-0400 0 arrivals, 5 departures
0400-0600 13 arrivals, 2 departures

They should have had staff on hand to process the passengers back in without much of a delay.

I'd imagine it's a combination of the initial phase being QF; "it'll be solved and we can take off soon" to the problem being progressively not solvable then having to do the paperwork and go through the processes on the Japan side, rather than simply Japan having staff on hand.

Edit:Also likely crew timed out during the wait.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Tuesday 20 August, QF43,m the mid afternoon 1620 hours SYD-DPS A332 is estimated to depart 260 minutes late at 2040 hours mid evening.

The badly delayed QF3 is pulling into its JFK gate at about 2341, just now, 441 minutes late. QF4 is showing on FR24 as departing at 0105 hours from JFK: this is likely to be optimistic.

 

[otchi]

The Monday 19 August, QF2 from LHR-SIN has diverted to IST. Tweet from one of the Pax indicates it is a medical diversion.

 

[Melburnian1]

Monday 19's QF4 (1920 hours early evening) from JFK to AKL/SYD has just departed at 0148 hours on Tuesday, 388 minutes late with B789 VH-ZNL.

 

[Melburnian1]

The Monday 19 August, QF2 from LHR-SIN has diverted to IST. Tweet from one of the Pax indicates it is a medical diversion.

It has departed IST with estimated SIN arrival tonight being 2101 hours, 216 minutes late. A388 VH-OQJ has the honour.

 

[encryptededdy]

seems odd that it took so long, overnight is a slower period then during the day, but there are still arrivals and departures.
Scheduled HND T3 flights
0000-0200 5 arrivals, 15 departures
0200-0400 0 arrivals, 5 departures
0400-0600 13 arrivals, 2 departures

They should have had staff on hand to process the passengers back in without much of a delay.

It took 2 hours from flight cancellation till when we could disembark.

Specifically the timeline was

• 10:30pm boarding begins (behind schedule, scheduled departure was 10:00pm)
• 10:52pm fault announced, engineers board aircraft
• 11:15pm fault resolved, begin taxi
• 11:xxpm fault returns, return to gate
• 11:xxpm engineers board aircraft again
• 12:45am captain announces that a computer needs to be replaced
• 01:xxam computer replaced, prepare for departure, arm doors
• 01:xxam fault again, disarm doors, engineers return
• 02:36am announced problem is unfixable, flight cancelled
• 02:41am announced that we're waiting for CIQ to allow us to disembark
• 03:12am still working on CIQ
• 04:00am announced that CIQ will not be available until 4:30am
• 04:40am disembark
• 05:10am most passengers at baggage claim
• 05:45am most bags arrive (I will note that per my Samsung SmartTag, the bags had been unloaded at around 3am - it just took this long to put them on the belt for some reason)

 

[Melburnian1]

B789 VH-ZNN (new!) on Monday 19 August's 1155 hours LHR-PER was delayed overnight. It is forecast to shortly depart (on 20 August) from LHR, so about 21-22 hours late.

 

[Melburnian1]

In yet another B789 cancellation, QF33, the Wednesday 21 August 1355 hours early afternoon SYD-PER-CDG is cancelled from SYD. I've not looked it up but assume it commences in Perth, meaning domestic and international passengers will have been rebooked from Sydney to the West Australian capital.

This truncation isn't confined to QF33/34: sometimes QF5/QF6 SYD-PER and QF9/10 MEL-PER and return legs are cancelled. Almost pot luck, and short of the experience QFi promotes with its high fares relative to competitors.

 

[encryptededdy]

At the airport checking in for QF60D (replacement for last night's flight), and it looks like tonight's QF60 is delayed until tomorrow.

Post automatically merged: Aug 20, 2024

Additionally, QF60D is delayed by an hour so far.

 

[elanshin]

At the airport checking in for QF60D (replacement for last night's flight), and it looks like tonight's QF60 is delayed until tomorrow.

Post automatically merged: Aug 20, 2024

Additionally, QF60D is delayed by an hour so far.

Wonder if you could've asked to have been put on the morning NH flight back instead.

 

[encryptededdy]

Wonder if you could've asked to have been put on the morning NH flight back instead.

I would've preferred JL51 but I didn't think they'd let me since QF60D is scheduled to leave only 30min later. Of course it's now 30min past scheduled departure and it seems like there's still people checking in.

 

[encryptededdy]

Now taking off on QF60D. Same tech crew as last night, but new cabin crew flown in from Australia for this trip. Wonder what the knock-on effects of this will be (will tomorrow's QF60 be unaffected?)

 

[Melburnian1]

Now taking off on QF60D. Same tech crew as last night, but new cabin crew flown in from Australia for this trip. Wonder what the knock-on effects of this will be (will tomorrow's QF60 be unaffected?)

On Wednesday 21 August 2024, QF127, the A333 timetabled to depart at 1015 from SYD for HKG is delayed by 70 minutes.

Far worse is the A333 on QF19, the 1225 hours lunchtime SYD-MNL that's been put back to 2200 hours tonight. The evening QF20 (timetabled at 2035 hours ex MNL) will instead depart at the unattractive time of 0545 tomorrow morning, meaning check-in from about 0245 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

QF67, the Wednesday 21 August 0905 hours SYD-BLR has been delayed overnight until a projected departure at 0810 hours on 22 August. The allocated aircraft is showing as A332 VH-EBR that arrived in SYD this morning at 0700 hours, 20 minutes late as QF20 from MNL.

QF3 today from SYD to AKL and JFK spent excess time on the ground in Auckland, so expected arrival in 'The Big Apple' is an hour late at 1720 hours for B789 VH-ZNM. As QF4 isn't timetabled to depart until 1920 hours on Wednesday early evening, perhaps the 789 may be turned around in time.

Thursday 22 also sees QF127, the 1015 hours midmorning SYD-HKG cancelled.