SYD weather
 

EK419 and MH141 have diverted to MEL due weather in SYD.

QF32 diverting to MEL and QF88 diverting to BNE

Departures have started again.

EK413 A6-EDM diverted to BNE.

2118 QF32 is descending through 9000ft at 261kts on approach to Melbourne.

Plenty of holding at the moment :-

DJ889 from Melbourne
DJ885 from Melbourne
CX139 from Hong Kong
Thai 471 from Bangkok
QF582 from Perth
DJ540 from Coolangatta
JQ825 from Brisbane

1826 The intense storm cell has now pass thought the airport and heading out to sea. Wind is now 140 at 10kts.

DJ881 is now heading in

Aircraft departing MEL for SYD have been told to carry 90min holding fuel.

Has definitely been interesting listening to the frequencies tonight. Love the calm assertiveness of the Adelaide bound Qantas pilots trying to get out of there to make curfew in Adelaide :)

I was out with my tripod tonight trying to get some shots from my house in Penrith when the storm was around Sydney. The best I came up with is this:

Hope you like

Tasman 1, the DHL 757 returned to NZAA, I'm guessing due to the WX at YSSY.

Here's a list of diversions to Brisbane.

NZ709 AKL-SYD ZK-OJN (just departed BNE for SYD)
QF108D LAX-SYD VH-OJF (overnighting in BNE)
JQ120 NAN-SYD VH-VQE (???)
EK413 AKL-SYD A6-EDM (just arrived 10 mins ago, overnighting in BNE)
DJ437 ADL-SYD VH-VUS (???)
QF88 HKG-SYD VH-QPJ (on finals for RWY01 right now)
DJ1426 CNS-SYD VH-VUU (right behind QF88)

Looks like DJ 540 VH-VUC went back to OOL as well.

CX139 went to Melbourne and it looks like it won't be back until tomorrow morning.

In a situation like this, could the curfew be relaxed to allow only the diverted flights fly back to Sydney?

SQ 211 9V-SRm also went to Melbourne, due back into SYD at 0930 tomorrow.

EK413 due to depart BNE at 1030 tomorrow, so roughly a 1200-1300 arrival.

That would make too much common sense...

Brisbane...
 

I live under the southern approach to Brisbane Airport (Norman Park-Morningside area)... wondered why the heck there were so, so many planes lining up tonight... especially the extra EK service that arrived about 2040 local, when I was thinking... huh? Our EK evening service for Dubai is about to depart? The rate of arrivals has only really slowed down in the last half hour (almost midnight here)...

Well said !! ....We wouldn't want too much logic to prevail now would we .

It may be the same situation again today ,with a similar forecast to yesterday for SYD ..

Dave C

Relaxing the curfew might sound like a good idea, but right now that would be somewhat impractical. With the runway resheet works now happening (as they did last night), the runway is put into reduced length configuration right on 2300, meaning for last night that any aircraft landing 34L would have to be off the runway at Bravo-10, and any departing aircraft would depart from Bravo-10 to the south.

The only practical way to relax it at the moment would be to make 34R available, and that's not going to happen any time soon.

my parents were on QF88 last night - lucky for them in J class!

then got on QF20 this morning into sydney

A friend was on CX139 that went to Melbourne yesterday . They were on the plane until about 1 am and will arrive in Sydney about Lunchtime today .

Any diverts to Canberra last night?

Steve, there was a A330 on the deck here that I know of. PER SYD diverson

Mum and Dad said BNE was epic busy and the English leage team were there too on Emirates - a lot of people sleeping at the airport!

Here's a few of the better ones I caught from Sydney's northwest...
Looking forward to a stormy summer.....

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http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...s/IMG_9444.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...s/IMG_9469.jpg

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Nice work Kurt...looks like you might get some more chances tonight too.

SYD Tarmac was closed that evening from 1745-1920, then 2030-2135.