'It was quite a large chunk of wing flapping in the breeze.' 9News
"I was waving to get her attention and she said, 'Yes, we've seen it, the captain is dealing with it.' She shut the conversation right down," Mr Mauger said.
Virgin Australia said the problem with the plane's wing was an "engineering" issue, and not a "safety" one. "This was not a safety issue, however the Captain made the decision to conduct an air return so the aircraft could be inspected by our engineers as a precautionary measure," the Virgin Australia spokesperson said.Mr Mauger, who was travelling back to Melbourne after a holiday in Queensland, said his wife was a nervous flier.The plane was in the air for about an hour-and-a-half before landing back in Brisbane, he added.
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