AirAsiaX Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

D7200, the ex-KUL into OOL on Saturday 14 January (A333 9M-XXJ) should be about 37 minutes late at 0722 hours.

 

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Thursday 9 February has D7206, the overnight from KUL down to OOL likely to be at its allocated OOL gate at 1009 hours, 49 minutes tardy. Aircraft is A333 9M-XXW.

 

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D7206's 'tag flight' from OOL to AKL on Saturday 11 February took off at 1113 so arrival should be at about 1714 instead of 1625. 9M-XXW is the A333.

 

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On Thursday 16 February, D7200, the overnight from KUL to MEL (A332 9M-XXP) is badly late with Gold Coast arrival suggested as 0850, 125 minutes behind time.

 

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Saturday 18 February sees D7206 from KUL to OOL (A333 9M-XXV) 38 minutes late with arrival at 0858.

 

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A week later than the last post, D7223, the 1155 SYD - KUL took off at 1305 hours. A333 9M-XXH should arrive at 1815, 45 late.

 

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A333 9M-XXU on D7223, the Monday 27 February 1155 hours SYD - KUL was airborne at 1242, so arrival is predicted 35 minutes late at 1805.

 

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The BOM forecast fog for MEL on Thursday 2 March so earlier flights were delayed. D7214 (A333 9M-XXA) is arriving ex KUL at about 0955, 35 minutes tardy.

 

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On saturday 11 March 2017 D7222, the overnight from KUL to MEL should arrive at around 1115, half an hour late with the usual A333, in this case 9M-XXE.

 

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Friday 24 March sees D7206, the overnight from KUL to OOL (A333 9M-XXC) likely to arrive at 0952, 32 minutes late.

The KUL - SYD D7222 (A333 9M-XXE) is a similar 38 late with suggested arrival at 1123.

 

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On Saturday 8 April, the KUL - OOL D7206 overnighter should arrive at roughly 1106 hours, 71 late. Aircraft is A333 9M-XXB.

 

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17 April 2017 (Easter Monday) sees D7223, the 1100 SYD - KUL that took off at 1123 (A333 9M-XXV) likely to arrive at 1817, 42 minutes late.

Stablemate 9M-XXA on D7215, the earlier scheduled 0935 hours from MEL up to KUL that took off at 1005 hours should pull in to the Malaysian centre of commerce at 1630, 35 late.

 

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Saturday 6 May 2017 has D7206 from KUL down to OOL (A333 9M-XXT) likely to arrive at 1049 hours, 54 minutes late.

 

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D7215, the Saturday 20 May 0935 hours MEL- KUL that was airborne at 1014 hours (A333 9M-XXV) should pull in to its designated arrival gate at 1634, 39 minutes tardy.

 

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A333 9M-XXF on D7215, the 0935 hours MEL - KUL took off at 1001 on Sunday 28 May 2017. Predicted arrival is however not until 1635 hours, 40 minutes late.

 

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On Wednesday 31 May, A333 9M-XXV on D7220 (1000 hours KUL - SYD that was airborne at 1147) should arrive at about 2136 tonight, 86 minutes late.

 

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Due to the alleged hijacking attempt on board Wednesday 31 May 2017's MH128 (2325 hours MEL - KUL), D7213, the 0010 hours MEL - KUL took off at 0251 hours on Thursday 1 June and with A333 9M-XXH is expected to arrive at about 0846 hours, 136 minutes late.

Advice as to whether passengers had to leave airside and be screened a second time would be appreciated.

There is an article here:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/malaysia-airlines-flight-mh-128-returns-to-melbourne-after-incident-on-plane/news-story/8b6f36d08bf5f11567665235e0066ed1

Subsequent to this, Victoria and Australian Federal Police are being criticised for not boarding MH128 for 90 minutes once it was on the ground back in MEL. One caller to radio 3Aw said the police must have been having an occupational health and safety meeting. Not a good look.

 

[Melburnian1]

Friday 9 June has D7215 (0935 hours MEL - KUL, A333 9M-XBC) not having become airborne until 1020 hours. It should pull in to the Malaysian centre of commerce at roughly 1632 hours, 37 minutes tardy.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Sunday 25 June 2017, D7237, the 0650 hours PER - KUL (A333 9M-XXE) was early airborne at 0655 but experienced problems and returned to PER, landing at 0937 hours:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/br...h/news-story/8706f83286fa2a7f24cc7dff5d8f0b13

Colleague 9M-XXJ on D7223, the 1100 hours SYD - KUL that took off at 1129 is predicted for arrival at 1827, 52 minutes late.

Another report - rather brief - has a passenger perhaps exaggerating in describing the aircraft 'shaking like a washing machine':

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...n/news-story/5222c649c3f22f2c66908e6fa8e592ab

I can't help but remember one of our AFF aviator's funny (but apt, and with a serious side to it regarding alleged poor training of pilots, or inexperience) comment about how 'free would be too much' for a fare to travel on D7.

 

[Melburnian1]

A further iteration of the above media coverage re the 25 June D7 turnback to PER suggests that the captain asked everyone to say a prayer:

Passengers told to 'say a prayer': Perth AirAsia flight turned around

359 passengers aboard a 377 seat aircraft is a 95.2 per cent seat occupancy rate, which is impressive given that on leisure routes those who, as AFF member JohnPhelan famously said, do not board because they are 'at the barrrrrr-rrrr' may always be a few in number. AirAsia X may also block off four or six seats for crew rest, but I have not been on it to observe this.