The Qantas flight from Perth was told the only way to skip the queue was to declare a 'fuel mayday'. 9News
passenger jet was forced to make a 'mayday' call on a flight across Australia after running low on fuel near Perth.
QF933 had reached Perth airspace when air traffic controllers told the pilots that an expected holding period had extended to 16 minutes.But the crew were concerned about the aircraft's fuel reserves. Four other planes were also circling the airport due to delays in landing.The pilots issued the message and the Boeing 737-838 plane eventually landed safely at Perth Airport with at least 40 minutes worth of fuel still left in its tanks.
"During descent, the crew declared an emergency due to the amount of fuel on board and proceeded to land at Perth," the bureau said in a statement.Qantas flight 933 landed safely at Perth Airport. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is now investigating the incident."A final report will be released at the conclusion of the investigation.
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