From the
Qantas Source:
JetConnect Boeing 737-838 ZK-ZQA operating QF44 Auckland - Sydney diverted to Melbourne this evening due to long hold times at Sydney. The aircraft then set off for Sydney, missed curfew by seconds and returned to Melbourne.
Surely a 737 would be able to divert somewhere closer than Melbourne?
Canberra? Williamtown / Newcastle? Even Richmond comes to mind.