limelight
22nd Nov 2008, 11:07
This is from the news.com (Murdoch press) tonight, they just cannot help themselves dragging up old stuff.
Mind you, those 743 are getting tired.
Anyone got a pic?
Qantas flight halted just before takeoff as wing damage found
AAP
November 22, 2008 07:28pm
A Qantas flight to New Zealand was aborted minutes before takeoff when wing damage was noticed
A NEW Zealand-bound Qantas flight had to be aborted minutes before takeoff when wing damage was discovered by an engineer at Sydney airport today.
The Christchurch-bound Qantas 747-300 was taxiing towards the runway at 9.15am (AEST) when an engineer noticed damage to its right wing flap.
The engineer notified the pilot, who aborted the flight.
Qantas said all 213 passengers on the plane have been given accommodation and meal vouchers, and booked on another flight tomorrow.
The damage was being assessed, a spokeswoman for the airline said.
The aborted flight is the latest mishap in recent months to plague the flying kangaroo.
In July a Qantas 747 had its belly torn open when an oxygen tank exploded on a flight over Manila, sparking an Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation.
And in October a Qantas plane suffered a dramatic midair plunge on a flight from Singapore to Perth, where the plane fell 200m in 20 seconds, hurling unrestrained passengers around the cabin.
About 40 passengers were taken to hospital after the plane made an emergency landing in Learmonth, near Exmouth in Western Australia's north.
Mind you, those 743 are getting tired.
Anyone got a pic?
Qantas flight halted just before takeoff as wing damage found
AAP
November 22, 2008 07:28pm
A Qantas flight to New Zealand was aborted minutes before takeoff when wing damage was noticed
A NEW Zealand-bound Qantas flight had to be aborted minutes before takeoff when wing damage was discovered by an engineer at Sydney airport today.
The Christchurch-bound Qantas 747-300 was taxiing towards the runway at 9.15am (AEST) when an engineer noticed damage to its right wing flap.
The engineer notified the pilot, who aborted the flight.
Qantas said all 213 passengers on the plane have been given accommodation and meal vouchers, and booked on another flight tomorrow.
The damage was being assessed, a spokeswoman for the airline said.
The aborted flight is the latest mishap in recent months to plague the flying kangaroo.
In July a Qantas 747 had its belly torn open when an oxygen tank exploded on a flight over Manila, sparking an Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation.
And in October a Qantas plane suffered a dramatic midair plunge on a flight from Singapore to Perth, where the plane fell 200m in 20 seconds, hurling unrestrained passengers around the cabin.
About 40 passengers were taken to hospital after the plane made an emergency landing in Learmonth, near Exmouth in Western Australia's north.