A mechanical issue has forced a Qantas A380 plane flying from Melbourne to Dubai to turn around and land in Sydney.
Passengers on board a Qantas flight from Melbourne to Dubai have endured
hours in a holding pattern over Sydney after their flight was diverted
due to a ‘vibration issue’ with one of the aircraft’s engines.
The
QF 9 flight departed Melbourne shortly after 11pm last night and was
two-and-a-half hours into its journey when the captain made the call to
return the plane to Sydney.
One of the aircraft’s engines was
vibrating above its normal threshold, with the issue monitored by the
crew and its operations teams in Sydney, the airline said.
The plane reportedly circled Sydney at 21,000 feet for hours before the curfew at the airport ended at 6am.
The Airbus A380 landed safely and without incident at 6.45am this morning, according to the airline.
There
were 410 passengers and 20 crew on board. Passengers will be
transferred onto another A380 flight to Dubai later this morning.
![A mechanical issue has forced a Qantas A380 plane flying from Melbourne to Dubai to turn around and land in Sydney.]({"default":{"load":"default","w":"73","h":"49","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBrlLjz.img?h=486&w=728&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=2007&y=876"},"size3column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"42","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBrlLjz.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=2007&y=876"},"size2column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"42","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBrlLjz.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=2007&y=876"}})
