Qantas flight QF1960 spent more than an hour circling in the air before returning to the Darwin Airport, according on a passenger on board.
abc.net.au/news/alice-springs-darwin-qantas-flight-turn-back/101961738A Qantas flight from Darwin to Alice Springs has been forced to return for "engineering reasons" after spending more than an hour in the air.
A passenger on-board, John Boffa, said although it was quickly obvious something had gone wrong, it was some time before the pilot made an announcement. Mr Boffa said he spoke to a pilot after the plane landed who told him the issue had been with the plane's undercarriage. "But the problem then was they didn't have the mechanics in Alice Springs to repair the undercarriage, and the plane would have got stuck there."
"Given that we're paying such exorbitant prices for airfares now, I think we've got a right to expect a reliable service and not these sorts of frequent delays."