Originally Posted by
Dee Vee
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?
The aircraft will arive from another port later in the day. This is the same reason other airlines have fewer problems, they only have one or two aircraft arriving and departing a few hours later.