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Old 5th Jan 2019, 21:35
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Originally Posted by Going Boeing
As the Haneda (Tokyo) services normally involve the aircraft remaining on the ground all day, it is the only route where they can catch up some time. This is done by delaying the departure until the afternoon of the following day so that it arrives in HND at 10pm and is turned around immediately for the southbound service. I expect this will continue to happen until OJU returns from HKG maintenance.
Forgive me if this is a silly question, but how does delaying QF25 18 hours, ex Sydney, actually catch up any time?

Apart from delaying/angering your customers who probably have onward flights and holidays arranged at the original landing time, many of which will likely will be missed.

Doesn't it just move the time on the ground from Haneda to Sydney, or is the B747 used on another route during the day, so its not actually on the ground in SYD all that time?
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