The travel plans of Australian passengers have been disrupted after two flights made landings earlier than expected.
A Qatar Airways flight headed to Doha spent New Years Eve circling Brisbane.Passengers on board two flights experienced unexpected beginnings to the new year due to issues with the planes they were travelling on.
Passengers on the flight from the United States spent time on a remote Pacific Island and managed to miss the countdown on both sides of the International Date Line. A spokesperson for Qatar Airways said it apologises to affected passengers for "any inconvenience", adding that a "technical issue" prompted the flight to return to Brisbane.
Less than five hours into what was scheduled to be an almost 15-hour flight, the plane landed in Pago Pago, inIt's understood the unexpected arrivals were welcomed by locals, with some getting a tour of the island and enjoying island life for a short time while awaiting a replacement aircraft to take them on to Sydney.Americans Caitlin Wood and Tom McComas were on the flight on the way to visit friends in Australia.
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