Collingwood Football Club supporters, including club president Jeff Browne and AFL commissioner Robin Bishop, were among the passengers on board. 9News
Engineers and firefighters checked the plane after the aircraft touched down at the airport.
The Qantas spokesperson said within 30 minutes the airline managed to get some of the AFL supporters onto other flights.However some supporters landed at Sydney Airport just over an hour before their team were due to take on the Sydney Swans in the preliminary final.
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