Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[CaptainCurtis]

QF1 today is delayed out of SYD by 3 hours.
Saw a post that today's (Thursday's) QF12 out of LAX is delayed almost 23 hours, so the scheduled Saturday morning arrival is now going to be on Sunday morning. Not sure how that affects the following A380 flight on Saturday.
I'm on Friday's QF1 SYD-LHR, so hopefully all stays (reasonably) on time.
Does the incoming QF2 become QF1 ex-SYD?

Tomorrow's QF11 has been cancelled. Flying it on Monday - wish me luck.

 

[Melburnian1]

A333 VH-QPB on Saturday 1 February's QF59, the 1200 'high noon' SYD-HND is expected to depart at 1240 hours.

Post automatically merged: Saturday at 11:39 AM

Tomorrow's QF11 has been cancelled. Flying it on Monday - wish me luck.

This is its second cancellation in three days. Not good.

 

[ABC1]

They’re lucky with the 11s at the moment as the loads are light. Monday’s has just 107 down the back with PE and J half full.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Monday 3 February 2025, QF68 (A333 VH_QPH) arrived in SYD (ex BLR in India) at 1234 hours, 109 minutes late, as QF67 had been delayed. It formed QF19 from SYD to MNL, the 1205 hours airborne at 1634, arriving in the Philippine capital at 2125 hours, 235 minutes late.

QF20 took off at 2351 hours from MNL and should arrive SYD on Tuesday 4 at 1032 hours, 242 minutes behind the timetable.

A332 VH-EBQ arrived MEL at 1004 hours on 4 February, 139 late as QF30 from HKG.

QF59, the 1200 'high noon' SYD-HN is expected to depart 35 minutes late.

A333 VH-QPD is operating QF38 overnight from SIN that should shortly arrive MEL at 1021 hours, 11 minutes late to form QF29, the 1105 hours MEL-HKG that is showing as a presumed 1140 hours pushback. This is somewhat optimistic.

The SYD-MNL and MEL/SYD-HKG routes have had much unpunctuality lately.

 

[Melburnian1]

They’re lucky with the 11s at the moment as the loads are light. Monday’s has just 107 down the back with PE and J half full.

It is February, normally (with the exception of Chinese New Year) a low demand month for international travel in and out of Australia, but while there's a lag (most travellers unless going for a funeral or to be with relatives who are expected to pass away) do not book super close to day of travel, I wonder is the low A$ versus the US$ causing far fewer Australians to visit the "expensive" United States?

If this is occurring and hasn't been matched by a commensurate rise in the number of Americans visiting Oz, then all carriers on the routes (QFi, AA, DL, HA and UA) will be suffering low loadings, as will Air NZ given it offers connecting flights through Aukland.

 

[tomlee1986]

It is February, normally (with the exception of Chinese New Year) a low demand month for international travel in and out of Australia, but while there's a lag (most travellers unless going for a funeral or to be with relatives who are expected to pass away) do not book super close to day of travel, I wonder is the low A$ versus the US$ causing far fewer Australians to visit the "expensive" United States?

If this is occurring and hasn't been matched by a commensurate rise in the number of Americans visiting Oz, then all carriers on the routes (QFi, AA, DL, HA and UA) will be suffering low loadings, as will Air NZ given it offers connecting flights through Aukland.

Hopefully the maintenance team can use this time to check the A330 fleet for issues to ensure less of these problems that plagued them this past Australian summer!

 

[Melburnian1]

Hopefully the maintenance team can use this time to check the A330 fleet for issues to ensure less of these problems that plagued them this past Australian summer!

*fewer not 'less' as 'problems' can be counted. Good point though.