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Katy78roo Aug 3rd, 2010 01:20 PM

Delta flight from LAX to SYD
 
Anyone know if the Delta flights from Los Angeles to Sydney are arriving on time?

Delta says that they don't have any data on that yet since they just started a few weeks ago... and I'd really like to know how they're doing before I book my ticket onward to Brisbane (same day I arrive at SYD).

I know already from helpful FodorForum posts to allow myself 3-4 hours when heading from International arrivals/customs to a Domestic terminal for flight to Brisbane.

Thanks!
Katy

dutyfree Aug 5th, 2010 06:21 AM

The flight has been operating for a year now.

TinaLee204 Aug 6th, 2010 05:28 AM

You can track the flight (I think it's Delta #17?) here

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL17

It appears to be arriving (on average) about 30 minutes late?

Hope this helps!

Katy78roo Aug 6th, 2010 01:49 PM

Thanks, Tina! I will watch it a few days on flightaware.com to see its arrival times in Sydney. (you'd think that Delta could say how a once-a-day flight was running...)

TinaLee204 Aug 9th, 2010 04:53 AM

No problem - I'm actually making this flight myself on Thursday... and more than a little bit freaked out about being on a plane for 15 hours (well, actually more if you count the 5 hours from Orlando to LA)!!!

Katy78roo Aug 9th, 2010 02:20 PM

Have a great trip, Tina! (how funny that you're also heading from Orlando to Sydney...)

At Flightaware.com, I could join for free, then see a 4-month history of departure & arrival times and even have it send different alerts about any given flight. So it's sending me an email with actual departure time 17 from LAX each day and another with its arrival time in SYD.


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