Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[milehighclub]

Certainly Qantas is currently not showing a delay for the 18:20 Monday QF5 departure.

ZNL is operating the QF5 tomorrow

 

[Melburnian1]

On Sunday 18 June 2023, the first 'resumed' QF5 from PER (and earlier, SYD) arrived FCO at 1204 hours, 194 minutes late.

The 1050 hours FCO-PER-SYD QF6 is suggested as departing at the unusually accurate time of 1359, 189 late. Unlike some automated predictions, this should be realistic if all goes well.

 

[Flyerqf]

ZNL is operating the QF5 tomorrow

ZND QF75
ZNH QF73
ZNE QF63
ZNB QF7

ZNC overnight in SYD

 

[Melburnian1]

Oh dear.

Quickstatus was correct to be cautious about suggesting whether or not the super delayed QF2 would be given a dispensation at LHR to depart between the hours of 2255 and 0600 hours.

Qantas is stating that the Sunday 18 June 2023 QF2 will instead depart at the passenger-friendly time of 0830 hours on Monday 19 (695 minutes behind schedule), with the SIN intermediate stop to be 0510 to 0635 (Tuesday) and claimed SYD arrival on Tuesday 20 at 1620 hours, 670 minutes late.

At least this means some booked into an hotel by QFi only has to rise at perhaps 0430 to 0500 hours (or later if an airport hotel) instead of some super early 0200 or worse.

In the past, when QF2 has run similarly late, it's led to a subsequent QF1 being delayed in Singapore as the cabin crew (based in London) won't have enjoyed sufficient mandated rest. I can't yet see any such delays: either they're not going to happen, or QF hasn't manually updated its flight status page(s). Sometimes the latter seems to occur closer to an occurrence.

 

[levelnine]

QF93 MEL-LAX diverted to NAN overnight. Seems to be en route to LAX now, only 1.5 hours behind schedule.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Monday 19 June 2023, QF20 from MNL (A333 VH-QPI) arrived SYD 81 minutes late at 0801 hours. Yet last night, it was 32 late into MNL at gate at 1922 hours, but did not become airborne until 2231, so lost further time on the ground.

B789 VH-ZNH on QF64 from JNB, also to SYD, is expected to arrive mid afternoon at 1552 hours, 147 minutes behind schedule as on Sunday, 'the 63' arrived JNB at 1850 hours, 160 late.

ZNE was on QF8 from DFW down to SYD that arrived on 19 June at 0655 hours, 40 behind. It is forming QF63, the 0940 hours Monday 19 service to Jo'burg.

Saturday 17 June 2023's QF22 from DFW to MEL was cancelled so this morning there's no such arrival.

A388 VH-OQL arrived on the LAX-MEL QF94 at 0742 hours, 57 minutes past the allotted.

Class leader A332 VH-EBA on the usually punctual QF71 from PER to SIN on Sunday 18 only just failed to maintain this record, arriving 22 late at 1822, but the return semi-redeye QF72 was worse, pulling in to its PER gate at 0116 hours this morning, 86 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Sunday 18 June, the delayed QF5 "resumption flight" with B789 VH-ZNC ended up arriving Rome's FCO at 1204 hours, 194 minutes late.

'The 6' had a slower turnaround than allowed by the timetable, with this scheduled 1050 hours flight airborne at 1433 hours. PER arrival today (Monday 19) is suggested as 1153, 203 minutes behind schedule, with proposed departure certain to be later than what FR24 suggests is '1250 hours'. 1335 or later could be more like it, so this should mean SYD arrival after 1905 hours - the schedule says '1605'.

Flyerqf states above that this aircraft is to spend the night in Sydney, so its unpunctuality shouldn't (in theory) mean other delays for B789-operated QFi offerings.

 

[Melburnian1]

One I omitted above was Sunday 18 June's QF139 (1855 hours SYD-CHC that has a poor record of being on time). It had, as usual, a B738 (last night, VH-VZT) airborne at 2007 for Monday 19 arrival at gate at 0050 hours, 51 late.

 

[Quickstatus]

QF93 MEL-LAX diverted to NAN overnight

Apparently it squawked 7700 which is " general emergency". But was only only on the ground for 1:08

 

[Melburnian1]

Continuing with Monday 19 June 2023, QF35, the 1200 'high noon' MEL-SIN has been delayed until 1605 hours this afternoon in pushback.

This must be a recent change as a few hours ago when I had a quick squiz, it was showing as punctual.

It's probably due to QF37 on Sunday 18 (A332 VH-EBO), the 1600 hours afternoon, not becoming airborne and therefore not arriving SIN this morning until 0410 hours, 370 minutes late. It then formed QF38, the 2330 hours SIN-MEL that took off at 0604 - a terrible wait for passengers at the airport if they were there hours before - with arrival in MEL suggested as 1446 hours, 351 late.
So this aircraft is likely to form todat's '35'.

On two of the next few days, QF35 becomes a B789 and some days it's an A333. Variety is the spice...

Tonight's QF36 (also an A332, but maybe not the '35's' one) has been altered from a 2015 hours departure from SIN to 50 minutes later at 2105, mid evening.

 

[789nerd]

Saturday 17 June 2023's QF22 from DFW to MEL was cancelled so this morning there's no such arrival.

Well, not cancelled, QF21/QF22 doesn't run on Saturdays.

Sunday's QF22DFW-MEL is being operated by B789 VH-ZNF which took QF7 to Dallas, while QF8 DFW-SYD is being operated by VH-ZNG which took QF21 to Dallas. Both running close to on time arrivals early Tuesday morning.

 

[789nerd]

Monday's QF11 SYD-LAX normally operated by a B789, is in the hands of A380 VH-OQG which pushed back 40 minutes late, and is expected into Los Angeles at 07:50 PST Monday 45 minutes late.
As the Thursday QF18 B789 return is still in the schedule, a replacement SYD-LAX B789 flight has been scheduled as QF17 on Tuesday evening.

 

[wenglock.mok]

Continuing with Monday 19 June 2023, QF35, the 1200 'high noon' MEL-SIN has been delayed until 1605 hours this afternoon in pushback.

This must be a recent change as a few hours ago when I had a quick squiz, it was showing as punctual.

It's probably due to QF37 on Sunday 18 (A332 VH-EBO), the 1600 hours afternoon, not becoming airborne and therefore not arriving SIN this morning until 0410 hours, 370 minutes late. It then formed QF38, the 2330 hours SIN-MEL that took off at 0604 - a terrible wait for passengers at the airport if they were there hours before - with arrival in MEL suggested as 1446 hours, 351 late.
So this aircraft is likely to form todat's '35'.

On two of the next few days, QF35 becomes a B789 and some days it's an A333. Variety is the spice...

Tonight's QF36 (also an A332, but maybe not the '35's' one) has been altered from a 2015 hours departure from SIN to 50 minutes later at 2105, mid evening.

The delayed QF35 is planned to form QF52 tonight, which is now delayed to a 23.15 departure.

 

[789nerd]

Sunday's QF94 LAX-MEL (B789 VH-ZNM) was 13 minutes late pushing back, with take off 28 minutes later.
Qantas is showing a 36 minute delay into Melbourne at 07:21 on Tuesday morning.

 

[789nerd]

On two of the next few days, QF35 becomes a B789 and some days it's an A333. Variety is the spice...

Makes sense to utilise, when suitable, the spare B789 that otherwise sits on the Melbourne tarmac for 24 hours while an A380 operates QF93/QF94 (every second day up to 29th).
ZNI had a 'free' day over last Saturday/Sunday, and it's ZNJ's turn today/tomorrow.

 

[Melburnian1]

Monday's QF11 SYD-LAX normally operated by a B789, is in the hands of A380 VH-OQG which pushed back 40 minutes late, and is expected into Los Angeles at 07:50 PST Monday 45 minutes late.

Isn't Monday 19 June's QF11 being operated by VH-OQH, not OQG? OQG is on 'the 12' due into SYD tomorrow morning at 0745 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

With A388 VH-OQK hopefully about to depart LHR on the overnight delayed QF2D, Tuesday 20 June will see QF11, the 1020 hours SYD-LAX A388 delayed to an expected 1815 hours in pushback according to QF. This is predicated upon OQK arriving SYD at 1620 hours, and seems optimistic. If the proposed time holds, 'the 11' should arrive LAX (same day) at 1505 hours, 480 minutes late.

The other A380s are insufficient to have a spare (at significant cost, despite these having been written down in the accounts) sitting in SYD for such an eventuality, as OQD hasn't worked any passenger flights in the past week, having been in SIN since 2 June 2023.

OQG should arrive in SYD tomorrow morning as QF12 from LAX to form QF1 to SIN/LHR at 1510 hours., OQJ is enroute from SYD to SIN as Monday's QF1, OQB has just arrived on QF1 at LHR and OQL is in MEL for QF93 tonight.

 

[Ade]

Not a QF delay or cancellation.

Heard in the PA today QF operated QF7803 (SYD-CBR) and QF7804 (CBR-SYD), both on VH-YQT ... very unusual flight numbers. Was this a charter service or something like that?

Note : none of these were displayed on the display board.

 

[Melburnian1]

It's 0855 hours in London on Monday 19 June, 12 hours after the timetable states QF2 normally departs, but the overnight delayed flight with VH-OQK doesn't appear to have pushed back. While interference from buildings can be a reason, it also doesn't appear on FR24: on occasion, a departing flight will suddenly become visible at the last minute.

Not looking good for an 1815 hours ex SYD altered QF11 to LAX on Tuesday 20.

UPDATE: QF2D departed LHR at 0904 hours (1804 AEST). QF suggests it'll reach SIN at 0540 hours on Tuesday 20, so most unlikely to still be departing for SYD at 0635, or arriving the latter at 1615 or 1620.

It was airborne at about 0922 from LHR.

 

[Melburnian1]

Continuing with Monday 19, VH-ZNC (B789) had a fast turnaround in PER as the hours late ex-FCO QF6, arriving at 1136 but on its way airborne to SYD by 1307 for expected arrival shortly at 1842 hours, 157 minutes late.