Will there be a A380 in LA on Saturday

[serfty]

"QF11 Los Angeles 15:25 20:14 Departed "

Flightstats log (Flag times are utc, add 11 hours for SYD time):

01 Jan  	 11:10 PM  	 Airline  	 Gate Adjustment  	

    * AEQP Changed To 388

02 Jan 	4:30 AM 	FAA 	Time Adjustment 	

    * Scheduled Runway Departure Changed To 01/03/09 03:35 PM
    * Estimated Runway Departure Changed To 01/03/09 03:35 PM
    * Scheduled Runway Arrival Changed To 01/03/09 10:04 AM
    * Estimated Runway Arrival Changed To 01/03/09 10:04 AM

02 Jan 	12:53 PM 	Airport 	Time Adjustment 	

    * Estimated Gate Departure Changed To 01/03/09 03:25 PM

03 Jan 	2:51 AM 	FAA 	Time Adjustment 	

    * Estimated Runway Arrival Changed From 01/03/09 10:04 AM To 01/03/09 09:57 AM

03 Jan 	4:53 AM 	Airport 	STATUS-Active 	

    * Status Changed From Scheduled To Active

03 Jan 	5:30 AM 	Airline 	Time Adjustment 	

    * Actual Gate Departure Changed To 01/03/09 03:33 PM
    * Estimated Gate Departure Changed From 01/03/09 03:25 PM To 01/03/09 04:50 PM
    * Estimated Gate Arrival Changed To 01/03/09 10:30 AM

03 Jan 	5:53 AM 	Airport 	Time Adjustment 	

    * Estimated Gate Departure Changed From 01/03/09 04:50 PM To 01/03/09 05:20 PM

03 Jan 	6:53 AM 	Airport 	Time Adjustment 	

    * Estimated Gate Departure Changed From 01/03/09 05:20 PM To 01/03/09 06:00 PM

03 Jan 	6:55 AM 	Airline 	Time Adjustment 	

    * Estimated Gate Arrival Changed From 01/03/09 10:30 AM To 01/03/09 11:50 AM

03 Jan 	7:51 AM 	Airline 	Time Adjustment 	

    * Estimated Gate Departure Changed From 01/03/09 06:00 PM To 01/03/09 08:00 PM
    * Estimated Gate Arrival Changed From 01/03/09 11:50 AM To 01/03/09 02:00 PM

03 Jan 	11:43 AM 	Airline 	Time Adjustment 	

    * Actual Gate Departure Changed From 01/03/09 03:33 PM To 01/03/09 08:14 PM
    * Actual Runway Departure Changed To 01/03/09 08:35 PM
    * Estimated Gate Arrival Changed From 01/03/09 02:00 PM To 01/03/09 02:10 PM

[Rick65]

Question of the day is: Why did this flight leave Syd almost five hours late. Flight tracker and Flight Aware still show this flight intransit. Scheduled arrival at LAX 2:15PM

[perthite]

Originally Posted by Rick65

Question of the day is: Why did this flight leave Syd almost five hours late. Flight tracker and Flight Aware still show this flight intransit. Scheduled arrival at LAX 2:15PM

The answer lies in why it "returned to gate" after it initially left (as per my post #14 above). Presumably some glitch was detected as it was waltzing around the airport on the way to the runway.

[Kiwi Flyer]

Flightstats always has problems with QF LAX departures. I speculate it is something to do with how the aircraft are parked up during the day.