Volcanic Ash flight disruptions June 2011

[Mal]

Wow, tomorrow is a mess:

DJ:
Ash Cloud Update: Website is being updated but here is what will happen for Wednesday June 22nd:
Flights suspended into and out of Melbourne until 1pm AEST.
Flights suspended into and out of Sydney & Canberra until 4pm AEST.
Please continue to check our website for updates. Apologies again for the inconvenience.

QF:
The situation has now changed as follows:
- Melbourne flights are suspended from 9pm until 11am tomorrow AEST
- Sydney flights suspended until 2pm tomorrow AEST
- Adelaide flights suspended until 5am tomorrow (local)
- Canberra flights suspended until 11am tomorrow (AEST)
- Hobart flights suspended from midnight until 5pm tomorrow (local)
- NZ flights suspended from 7am tomorrow (local)

 

[gumpy]

Wow, tomorrow is a mess:

DJ:
Ash Cloud Update: Website is being updated but here is what will happen for Wednesday June 22nd:
Flights suspended into and out of Melbourne until 1pm AEST.
Flights suspended into and out of Sydney & Canberra until 4pm AEST.
Please continue to check our website for updates. Apologies again for the inconvenience.

QF:
The situation has now changed as follows:
- Melbourne flights are suspended from 9pm until 11am tomorrow AEST
- Sydney flights suspended until 2pm tomorrow AEST
- Adelaide flights suspended until 5am tomorrow (local)
- Canberra flights suspended until 11am tomorrow (AEST)
- Hobart flights suspended from midnight until 5pm tomorrow (local)
- NZ flights suspended from 7am tomorrow (local)

Where did you get this info from Mal? hope you're right 2pm's better than nothing for Sydney

 

[Mal]

Where did you get this info from Mal? hope you're right 2pm's better than nothing for Sydney

QF/DJ notifications via Facebook. Should also be available on their websites, but I didn't look there.

 

[gumpy]

QF/DJ notifications via Facebook. Should also be available on their websites, but I didn't look there.

Yeah the site's not showing the update but if you've heard it from QF FB that's good enough =)

 

[richie9x]

Yeah the site's not showing the update but if you've heard it from QF FB that's good enough =)

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[Blackadder]

Latest from Qantas Major Disruptions - where we keep you informed of developments and the choices that are available to you

[h=3]Wednesday 22 June[/h] Domestic services

• Services to and from Melbourne and Canberra will resume from 11.00am
• Services to and from Sydney will resume from 2.00pm
• Services to and from Tasmania will be cancelled up until 5.00pm

The following domestic services have been re-instated for Wednesday 22 June

• QF434 Melbourne to Sydney
• QF442 Melbourne to Sydney
• QF445 Sydney to Melbourne
• QF496 Melbourne to Sydney
• QF497 Sydney to Melbourne
• QF540 Sydney to Brisbane
• QF551 Brisbane to Sydney
• QF439 Sydney to Melbourne
• QF450 Melbourne to Sydney
• QF465 Sydney to Melbourne
• QF759 Sydney to Adelaide
• QF764 Adelaide to Sydney

International services

• All international flights into and out of Sydney and Melbourne are currently being reviewed.
• Buenos Aires services destined for Sydney may be subject to a refuelling stop in Papeete until further notice

 

[gumpy]

Latest from Qantas Major Disruptions - where we keep you informed of developments and the choices that are available to you

Yep saw that, now for the internationals...

 

[kamchatsky]

Phew! I counted myself lucky to squeeze my trip SYD-ADL last week!

 

[markis10]

OJT (QF64) is behind OQG (QF32) inbound to Brisbane, apart from that the skys are pretty quiet in BNE since the golden triangle has shutdown!

 

[richie9x]

OJT (QF64) is behind OQG (QF32) inbound to Brisbane, apart from that the skys are pretty quiet in BNE since the golden triangle has shutdown!

There are not going many hotel rooms left in Brisbane tonight with two (or is it three) major flights diverting there today. Wotif showing the central Brisbane pretty much all sold out.

 

[markis10]

At least three, JQ4 came in earlier.

 

[NM]

Plus QF32 (not 31) will be going to Brisbane.

Will be nice if it does the same on Saturday ... and they let me off! Will save the connection back to BNE later that evening.

 

[KLN]

Heard something taking off on East-Westrunway thru Inner West at approx 9.30pm.
first plane i've noticed since early afternoon.

 

[haydensydney]

I saw a EK A380 depart about 20 mins ago

 

[FlyboyAl]

Just got another text to call QF about our 7am rebooking on Thursday.
When she (Michelle) answered and I asked what had changed from 7 hours ago, and she apologised and upgraded both of us to J!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess there is a silver lining in the volcanic cloud somewhere :shock:

 

[shambles]

I'm confused...
I'm ("stuck") in Adelaide in my comfy suite at the Intercon and faced with a decision for tomorrow for me and two of my staff travelling with me. I welcome AFF opinions as to best options.

QF website says flights out of here are resuming after 1300 - we are re-booked on 15.40 to MEL and 16.55 to SYD

I took the early precation today of hopping on Q.com and securing a reasonable price on a rental car for 2 days (drop off in SYD). An hour later they went up to circa $900 per day then another hour - all 12 cars in Adelaide had been booked out

We can all hop in the car early AM and head to Melb, prob arrive late arvo, then my Sydney guy will rest up before driving up the Hume, he should be home sometime late Thursday.

If the 220300Z ash map is correct (shows the ash clearing the east coast) and Q.com is to be believed, our flights currently show as still going.

Do I sit tight in the morning or bite the bullet and hit the road?
(I'll tally the votes from the AFF massive and go with the majority as I'm 50/50 )

:?:cheers:?:

 

[Timba-Jet]

If things pan out as per latest QF update and SYD flights open at 2pm tomorrow, how long will it take to clear the backlog?

My boss & family is on QF31 to LHR, . Will the incoming flights still depart Asia and LAX ports overnight and divert to BNE or another city?

Times like this I feel for the average traveller stuck in a foreign airport, confused, tired, having to wait it out without VIP treatment of lounges or priority rebooking.

 

[shambles]

Most importantly, as long as all this ****e is clear by Sat arvo so I can get my MEL-SYD flight to see the Pies give the Swannies a footy lesson at Homebush

 

[medhead]

I had a fun filled evening getting myself back onto the original flight tomorrow night SYD-ADL. Bit of a waste being on the ball this afternoon and moving to a Thursday flight. It is a bit strange that I can't use OLCI, apparently I need a medical clearance and need to see the service desk. But meh, really. Sean on the phone tonight was great. But I'm a bit peeved that I've got no phone calls or sms from Qantas either this week or last week.

Just looking at the most recent VAAC prediction, I'm confident that the flights will go from Sydney tomorrow afternoon. So I wouldn't be driving a car ADL-MEL-SYD, personally.

Also I know it is a bit slower, but I did look at the trains and there is a connection in MEL between the ADL and SYD trains - not a long connection 30 to 60 minutes.

 

[TheInsider]

It is a bit strange that I can't use OLCI, apparently I need a medical clearance and need to see the service desk. .

Do you have something in your FF profile maybe for international flights like a CPAP?