Footage has captured the moment part of the main runway at Perth Airport was severely damaged after a Qantas flight took off on Sunday afternoon.
Footage has captured the moment large chunks of a runway were torn off during the take-off of an overseas-bound Qantas flight at a major Australian airport.
The Qantas Airbus A330 was then able to complete the remainder of its take-off and continue on to Singapore as planned. A spokesperson for Perth Airport told SkyNews.com.au the runway was able reopen after a brief closure to allow scheduled flights to depart on Sunday afternoon. The airport confirmed the main runway was partly operational on Sunday afternoon after Qantas flight QF71 damaged the runway as it took off aroundâ¦"Following a short full closure, the main runway was reopened to operate some departing services, while urgent pavement maintenance works were undertaken.The spokesperson said the maintenance works were completed by 1.00am on Monday.
Speculating about what could have caused the incident, the photographer told Daily Mail Australia the aircraft likely had its brakes on as it increased power.
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