A Qantas flight en route to Nadi has been forced to return to Sydney on Thursday morning after spending almost two hours circling over the New South Wales coast.
A Qantas flight bound for Fiji has been forced to turn back to Sydney as precaution after a"potential mechanical issue".
Flight QF101 was forced land at Sydney Airport about 10.50am on Thursday after circling over the NSW coast for almost two hours. A Qantas spokesperson said the Boeing 737 returned to Sydney as a precaution after"pilots received a fault indicator". A Qantas flight bound for Fiji has been forced to turn back to Sydney as precaution after a"potential mechanical issue". Picture: Brendan Radke
"The pilots followed standard procedures and the aircraft has landed normally in Sydney," the spokesperson said."We thank customers for their patience and we are working to get them on their way to Fiji as quickly as possible."
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