Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[Flyerqf]

VH-ZNC is positioning from PER to MEL as QF6116, after being grounded from the damage when landing from FCO on 24/8.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Saturday 21 September, the overnight delayed QF9D was airborne from PER at 2227 hours, so Sunday 22 gate arrival at LHR should be about 0754 hours, 1609 minutes late. The overnight delayed QF10 may be able to depart at a guess at around 0945 if all goes well.

The medical incident tardy QF1 was in SIN from 0145 hours to lift off at 0409 hours, so LHR arrival should be 1041, 246 minutes behind schedule.

 

[Flyerqf]

On Saturday 21 September, the overnight delayed QF9D was airborne from PER at 2227 hours, so Sunday 22 gate arrival at LHR should be about 0754 hours, 1609 minutes late. The overnight delayed QF10 may be able to depart at a guess at around 0945 if all goes well.

The 787 arriving at 5am (also from PER) could operate the delayed QF10.

 

[Melburnian1]

Shwoing the effect of B789 VH-ZNC being inoperable in Perth and QF9/10 badly delayed, QF73, the 2130 hours mid evening SYD-SFO on Sunday 22 September has been cancelled.

This will also mean Sunday's QF74 back from SFO to SYD gets the chop.

I've not gone back through this thread, but from memory this is the second or third time QF73/74 have been cancelled since VH-ZNC went 'tech'.

 

[devlin]

Shwoing the effect of B789 VH-ZNC being inoperable in Perth and QF9/10 badly delayed, QF73, the 2130 hours mid evening SYD-SFO on Sunday 22 September has been cancelled.

This will also mean Sunday's QF74 back from SFO to SYD gets the chop.

I've not gone back through this thread, but from memory this is the second or third time QF73/74 have been cancelled since VH-ZNC went 'tech'.

I'm on this flight in Oct, and becoming more and more concerned.

 

[Melburnian1]

I'm on this flight in Oct, and becoming more and more concerned.

The positive is the cancellations are far from being every day.

B789 VH-ZNC operated empty from PER to MEL last night. It isn't operating the 1155 hours QF93 to LAX or the 1300 hours QF21 to DFW so unsure if it's being further repaired in MEL or whether we'll shortly see it returning to passenger carrying duties.

 

[devlin]

The positive is the cancellations are far from being every day.

B789 VH-ZNC operated empty from PER to MEL last night. It isn't operating the 1155 hours QF93 to LAX or the 1300 hours QF21 to DFW so unsure if it's being further repaired in MEL or whether we'll shortly see it returning to passenger carrying duties.

Thanks for the info and ongoing data points!

 

[Melburnian1]

The 787 arriving at 5am (also from PER) could operate the delayed QF10.

As usual, Flyerqf, you were correct.

B789 VH-ZNG arrived at its LHR gate at 0448 hours, 17 minutes early on Sunday 22 September 2024 from PER as QF9.

It is now running QF10D, the delayed 1155 hours Saturday 21 departure that was off blocks at 0917 hours, (1817 Sunday AEST), 1282 minutes late.

QF10D was airborne from Heathrow at 0937 hours with PER arrival expected at gate at 0917 hours on Monday 23, 1297 minutes behind schedule.

 

[Melburnian1]

QF139, Sunday 22's 1855 hours evening SYD-CHC is expected to depart at 2135 mid evening, resulting in a likely arrival just before 0200 hours on Monday 23. I'd rather not imagine what a businessman or woman might feel if they had to rise at 0730 for an 0930 hours Monday morning meeting.

 

[tomlee1986]

QF139, Sunday 22's 1855 hours evening SYD-CHC is expected to depart at 2135 mid evening, resulting in a likely arrival just before 0200 hours on Monday 23. I'd rather not imagine what a businessman or woman might feel if they had to rise at 0730 for an 0930 hours Monday morning meeting.

assuming they can depart as planned... sometimes they could run close to curfew from further delays

 

[Melburnian1]

One I missed earlier on Sunday 22 September was how after B789 VH-ZNE arrived ex CDG in PER at 0940 hours, 45 late as QF34, its second sector to SYD was cancelled. This aircraft is to operate QF9, the 1830 hours evening nonstop PER to LHR.

Regular truncations of QF9/10 occur to be PER-LHR-PER only, not to/from MEL, while sometimes QF5/6 and QF33/34 to/from SYD only operate their international sectors to/from FCO and CDG. This increases journey time for passengers originating or terminating in SYD or MEL.

 

[tomlee1986]

One I missed earlier on Sunday 22 September was how after B789 VH-ZNE arrived ex CDG in PER at 0940 hours, 45 late as QF34, its second sector to SYD was cancelled. This aircraft is to operate QF9, the 1830 hours evening nonstop PER to LHR.

for those that arrived in PER, the delay is bad, but at least they can connect to other domestic QF services

 

[Melburnian1]

for those that arrived in PER, the delay is bad, but at least they can connect to other domestic QF services

Only if there's seats available, especially if it's a last minute change.

Inevitably, a time penalty too transferring to/from a domestic flight. Even if immigration and Border Force is quicker in Perth than Sydney, passengers would still lose time.

 

[Flyerqf]

Shwoing the effect of B789 VH-ZNC being inoperable in Perth and QF9/10 badly delayed, QF73, the 2130 hours mid evening SYD-SFO on Sunday 22 September has been cancelled.

This will also mean Sunday's QF74 back from SFO to SYD gets the chop.

I've not gone back through this thread, but from memory this is the second or third time QF73/74 have been cancelled since VH-ZNC went 'tech'.

One I missed earlier on Sunday 22 September was how after B789 VH-ZNE arrived ex CDG in PER at 0940 hours, 45 late as QF34, its second sector to SYD was cancelled. This aircraft is to operate QF9, the 1830 hours evening nonstop PER to LHR.

Regular truncations of QF9/10 occur to be PER-LHR-PER only, not to/from MEL, while sometimes QF5/6 and QF33/34 to/from SYD only operate their international sectors to/from FCO and CDG. This increases journey time for passengers originating or terminating in SYD or MEL.

These two are actually related. So when QF34 PER-SYD sector was cancelled to keep QF9 on time, this resulted in the QF73/74 being cancelled as this aircraft was due to go on to SFO.

The ZNC being out of service caused QF103/104 to be operated by an A333 on 21/9 and 22/9.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Sunday 22 September, QF1 (A388 VH-OQJ) ended up arriving at LHR at 1113 hours, 278 minutes late.

The Saturday 21 2045 hours scheduled QF2 from LHR to SIN arrived on Sunday 22 at 1713 hours, 12 minutes early with A388 VH-OQB. However the usual 1930 hours overnight sector to SYD is not departing until 1030 hours midmorning on Monday 23. Is this somehow related to crew requiring minimum rest after having worked 'the 1' that turned back to SYD due to a medical incident, or is there a problem with aircraft OQB?

This will mean passengers arrive in SYD at around 2000 tomorrow evening, not 0510 in the morning. One assumes out-of-towners have been accommodated in Singapore hotels if unable to secure seats on the 'local' SIN-Oz workings.

 

[Melburnian1]

The ZNC being out of service caused QF103/104 to be operated by an A333 on 21/9 and 22/9.

I had noted this was to occur quite a few posts above, making it three times in about 10 days it's been an A333 SYD-HNL and return. The sudden greater number of seats might give some Y passengers a 'budget sleeping berth' across seats.

 

[tomlee1986]

I just saw this on social media today - Qantas actually delayed QF 30 on Saturday from HKG by a day to last night on VH-QPE because of a suspicious package found in the aircraft, hence the flight departed at 1755 HKT last night, and arriving as 30D on 0648 today

The QF 29 to HKG on VH-QPD yesterday took off at 1425 instead of 1020, arrived at 2112 instead of 1800 HKT, hence the QF30 took off at 2331 and now about to arrive at 1015 instead of 0725

 

[Melburnian1]

On Monday 23 September 2024, QF20 from MNL to SYD arrived at 0815 hours, 95 minutes late with A333 VH-QPJ.

The aircraft has then become QF127, the 1015 hours midmorning SYD-HNG airborne at 1222 this afternoon. Gate arrival should be about 1925 hours in the early evening, 90 minutes late.

The SYD-AKL-JFK flights have enjoyed pleasing punctuality since their introduction but today, the 0910 hours scheduled SYD-AKL was not in the sky until 1023 hours. AKL arrival was 1457 hours, 52 minutes late for B789 VH-ZNL. The onwards 1605 hours leg to JFK is estimated to depart 45 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

In more on Monday 23 September, the overnight delayed second sector of QF2 (SIN-SYD) took off at 1133 hours with A388 VH-OQB. SYD arrival at 2045 hours tonight will be 935 minutes late.

B789 VH-ZNK is operating the final sector of the ex FCO and then PER QF6. Gate arrival is estimated as 1758 hours in Sydney, 48 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Sunday 22 September, QF28 (B789 VH-ZNN, the 1425 hours afternoon SCL-SYD) took off at 1510 hours but on Monday 23 it diverted to AKL, taking off from it at 1939 hours (1739 AEST). It should arrive SYD at 2036 hours, 156 minutes late.

Was this a medical incident or something else, @milehighclub ?

After arriving in PER at 1207 hours, 27 minutes late as QF10 from LHR, B789 VH-ZNI is operating empty ('ferrying') from PER across to SYD, with arrival due at 1915 hours.

This may be due to QF28 suddenly being delayed, with QFi tonight needing two B789s - one for QF103, the 2025 hours SYD-HNL that's showing an amended hoped for departure at 2045 hours, and the second for QF75, the 2030 hours SYD-YVR.

B789 VH-ZNK had arrived in SYD as QF6 at 1759 hours, 49 late but QFi was probably going to use ZNN as well before it had to divert.