Originally Posted by
Aspen
QF9 MEL-PER-LHR cancelled on Friday October 12
thus the return service
QF10 LHR-PER-MEL cancelled Saturday October 13
Whilst a single cancellation of a flight is pretty insignificant - I remember some speculation about possible tech stops and diversions (remember: United's fuel MayDay a couple of weeks ago in SYD ? )
Are any of the aeroplanes weight restricted between PER & LHR? (one direction more than the other?)
Have there been any unscheduled fuel stops or diversions ?
There are lots of suitable aerodromes en-route to LHR close the destination, not necessarily as easy on the return to PER.
The 4 787s based in MEL run a LHR-PER-MEL-LAX/SFO and return pattern. Daily for the MEL-PER-LHR legs, 4 weekly for the SFO-MEL legs and 2 weekly for the LAX-MEL legs. They are timetabled to spend a day in LAX (between QF95 on Monday and the QF96 return on Tuesday), likely in the QF hanger for maintenance.
The above cancellation of QF9/10 over this weekend is due to the 20 hour delay to QF50 out of SFO yesterday.