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Old 21st April 2012, 05:39 AM
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Default Sydney Diversions due FOG - 21 Apr
BA 15 and QF 6 diverting to YBBN due to heavy fog, QF6 had a missed approach.
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Old 21st April 2012, 06:46 AM
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Plenty more heading to Brisbane as well including QF 108, QF6, CX111, EK412, VA2.
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Old 21st April 2012, 09:46 AM
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Default QF2 and QF42 diverted to ADL
ADL received A380 QF002 and A330 QF42 VH-QPB due SYD diversions. Terminal apron was congested around 7am. Almost comical to see MH139 arrived from KL doing laps of taxiway/apron waiting for available gate and to free up taxiway for departing a/c.
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Old 21st April 2012, 10:11 AM
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Default A380 out of ADL - 21/4/12
Just saw a QF A380 takeoff from Adelaide.

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Question QF2 had to wait for a tug driver!
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Just saw a QF A380 takeoff from Adelaide
I heard that QF2 was delayed because "the" A380-qualified tug driver had to be located and rushed to the airport! Could that really be true?
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Old 22nd April 2012, 05:51 AM
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United 839 and QF12 heading to Brisbane this morning.
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Maybe it's a "Splash and Dash" due to strong headwinds across the pacific as Sydney seems to be coping with fog problems this morning. QF108 also heading for Brisbane.
Yesterdays BA15 divert to Brisbane has just re-positioned down to Sydney as BA15X and will operate yesterdays BA16 back to Heathrow this morning.
The scheduled BA16 for this afternoon has also been delayed until 0630 tomorrow due to operating crew being the ones arriving this morning on BA15X.
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Old 23rd April 2012, 10:59 AM
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Maybe it's a "Splash and Dash" due to strong headwinds across the pacific as Sydney seems to be coping with fog problems this morning. QF108 also heading for Brisbane.
Yesterdays BA15 divert to Brisbane has just re-positioned down to Sydney as BA15X and will operate yesterdays BA16 back to Heathrow this morning.
The scheduled BA16 for this afternoon has also been delayed until 0630 tomorrow due to operating crew being the ones arriving this morning on BA15X.
I had some people departing with BA16 on Saturday who flew out on Sunday morning. I must say that i wasn't really happy with how British Airways handled the whole situation. They could have done so much better.
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Old 23rd April 2012, 03:47 PM
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Here's what the fog looked like from the air as seen at 7am yesterday morning.
So thick and extremelly low-vis underneath, but above 1000-2000' it's clear as day.





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Old 23rd April 2012, 06:07 PM
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I must say that i wasn't really happy with how British Airways handled the whole situation. They could have done so much better.
They didn't "To Fly, To serve"????
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