Tigerair Australia Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

VH-VNB is not having a good day on Monday 27 March, with its 1205 hours scheduled CBR down to MEL flight TT264 not having become airborne until 1542. Arrival should be at around the 1655 mark, 220 minutes tardy.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Tuesday 28 March, TT471 (the 1720 hours late afternoon from MEL across to ADL that was skywards at 1813) should arrive at about 1900 hours, 45 minutes late with VH_VNB that as noted in the previous two posts distinguished itself yesterday with repeated unpunctuality.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Wednesday 29 March, TT221 (0845 hours SYD - MEL that was in the air at a much delayed 0959, A320 VH-VNF) should arrive at roughly 1120, an hour late.

The 1220 hours arrival in MEL ex BNE, TT515 was cancelled.

TT247 (1400 hours SYD - MEL, A320 VH-VNJ) should arrive at roughly 1631, 66 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

Thursday 30 March has TT604 (0810 hours SYD - OOL that was airborne at 0846, A320 VH-VNP) likely to arrive at 0900, half an hour behind.

TT514 (0700 hours MEL up to very stormy BNE that took off at 0742, VH-VNB) should arrive at 0854, 39 late.

The 1300 hours MEL - OOL, TT562, has been cancelled.

 

[Melburnian1]

To kick off the month of April, TT218, the 0905 hours MEL - to SYD is expected to depart at 1000.

UPDATE: B738 VH-VXQ on TT218 did not take off until 1040, so SYD arrival is estimated at 1145, 70 minutes tardy.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Sunday 2 April, TT397 (1220 hours PPP - SYD that was not airborne until 1342) should arrive at about 1546, 66 minutes late with A320 VH-VNH.

VH-VNG on TT256 (the 1645 hours MEL - SYD that was airborne at 1749) should arrive an hour late at 1910.

 

[Melburnian1]

TT527 (Monday 3 April 1510 hours mid afternoon BNE - MEL, A320 VH-VND) was airborne at 1615. Arrival should be at around 1832 hours, 57 minutes behind schedule.

The 1715 hours ADL across to SYD, TT642 took off at 1855 early this evening (A320 VH-VNP) with arrival suggested as 2056 hours, 81 minutes behind schedule.

 

[Melburnian1]

The Thursday 6 April 2017 TT228 (A320 VH-VND, 1110 hours MEL - SYD that took off at 1233 early this afternoon) should arrive at 1342 hours, 67 minutes behind schedule.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Saturday 8 April TT464, the mid afternoon 1500 hours timetabled flight from ADL across to MEL did not take off until 1818 with (most unusually) Alliance Airlines (QQ) aircraft F100 VH-XWO.

This aircraft has enjoyed quite an interesting day including two diversions:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHXWO

Was this ADL =- MEL possible substitution because a TT A320 failed?

In any case, MEL arrival is suggested as 2001, 191 minutes tardy. What happened to any passengers who could not fit aboard the F100 (it seats, appropriately, 100 passengers.)

TT591 (A320 VH-VNK, the 1610 hours CNS down to MEL that was in the sky 90 minutes after scheduled departure) should arrive at 2058, 83 minutes behind schedule.

 

[Saab34]

Looking at Tigers search engine it appears the Alliance flights were scheduled but I have no idea why (I guess maintenance coverage or something)

 

[Melburnian1]

Looking at Tigers search engine it appears the Alliance flights were scheduled but I have no idea why (I guess maintenance coverage or something)

Sunstar320, has this ever previously happened? Would Alliance also have an arrangement with VA should a plane from the latter become defective?

I didn't even know it was done - simply saw it on FR24 by chance.

Alliance must have lost some business due to the mining and resources downturn.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Sunday 9 April, a very wet day in MEL though not approaching the cyclonic weather pattern of MKY or HTI, TT224, the 1010 hours MEL - SYD has been cancelled.

TT218 (0905 hours on the same route and direction, A320 Vh-VNH) took off at 0955; arrival is predicted for 1106 hours, 31 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

Monday 10 April 2017 is blustery (and has been rainy) in MEL so the late running of TT213, the 0700 SYD - MEL that did not manage to become airborne until 0821 (A320 Vh-VNB) should come as no surprise. Arrival is predicted 67 late at 0942.

 

[Melburnian1]

RR263, the 1725 hours southbound SYD - MEL on Tuesday 11 April did not take off until 1940, so arrival is unlikely until 2053, 113 late. Aircraft is A320 VH-VNH.

 

[Melburnian1]

The mid evening of Easter Monday, 17 April 2017 sees TT282 (2105 hours MEL - SYD) cancelled. Are passengers put on VA at this late hour if it has spare seats?

 

[Melburnian1]

Wednesday 19 April has had some early morning fog in MEL. TT426 (A320 VH-VNQ), the 0045 hours PER across to MEL did not take off until 0141. It appears to have had a missed approach at about 0700 and looks as at 0707 to be climbing away from MEL and possibly diverting to ADL.

TT514 (0700 hours MEL - BNE) took off at 0754 (A320 VH-VNC) with arrival estimated as 1001, 46 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

Later on Wednesday 19 April, A320 VH-VNH on TT411 (MEL - PER 1405 hours flight that was airborne at 1719 late this afternoon) should arrive at 1910, 170 minutes past the schedule.

VH-VNF on TT681 (1540 hours CNS down to SYD that became airborne at 1623 hours) should arrive at roughly 1919 hours, 44 minutes behind the allotted.

 

[Melburnian1]

TT641, the mid afternoon 1505 hours SYD across to ADL (A320 VH-VNP) did not become airborne until 1622 hours so arrival in the 'rust bucket' will be at 1739, 54 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

Very late evening on Thursday 20 April, TT263, the 1725 hours SYD - MEL that took off at an extremely late 2159 is arriving at 2309, 244 minutes late with F100 VH-XWM. This is the second time in recent weeks that a Fokker has been observed on a TT flight: I may have missed other uses. Not what one might expect, as many of us may have thought that apart from the brief (to date) flirtation with B738s, TT was wedded to ubiquitous A320s.

This QQ aircraft (Alliance Airlines) also ran TT252, the 1530 hours MEL - SYD this afternoon. It has also undertaken MEL to BNE, CBR, CFS and OOL TT flights in recent days, and appears to always have a TT flight number.

Can we call this 'subbing?' Is it planned in advance or only when the TT A320s experience failures?

Is the crew totally Alliance Airlines or are there some Tigerair staff on board?

 

[Melburnian1]

FR24 is showing TT447 as 'QQ447' with F100 VH-XWM again operating a Tigerair flight, meaning an almost 50 per cent cut in seating capacity as these Fokkers can seat about 100. This scheduled 0725 hours MEL - ADL still had not begun to taxi by 0916 hours.