FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Consolidated "United SYD/MEL Flight Delays or Cancellations" Thread [2014]
Old Dec 12, 2014 | 7:39 am
  #209  
docbert
2M
60 Nights
50 Countries Visited
15 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Programs: UA 1K/MM, Marriott Titanium, IHG Gold, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 8,524
Originally Posted by Aspen
Fri Dec 12, both 840 & 870 cancelled out of SYD
Due to the flow-on effect of a runway closure in SYD due to reported debris.

http://www.smh.com.au/business/aviat...12-125v6j.html

Diverting still seems odd - I would have expected them to be giving priority to land on the parallel runway instead.
docbert is online now