Two Qantas flights turned back to Melbourne Airport on Friday, adding up to four midair mishaps in three days for Australia’s national carrier.
Two Qantas flights were turned back to Melbourne Airport on Friday, adding up to four midair mishaps in three days for Australia’s national carrier.
QF430 from Melbourne to Sydney departed about 9.40am, turning around near Bonnie Doon, in Victoria, 10 minutes into its journey.The Boeing 737 touched down safely at Tullamarine Airport a short time later. In a statement, Qantas said the plane returned to Melbourne as a precaution after the pilots were alerted to a minor engine issue.“The aircraft landed normally – this was not an emergency or priority landing. Both engines remained operational throughout the flight.”
Also this morning, a QantasLink flight bound for Canberra returned to Melbourne as a precaution after mechanical issues. “We will always err on the side of caution rather than pressing on,” Andrew David, chief executive of Qantas Domestic and International, told Nine News. “We will divert if we do have an issue.”
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