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Stationair8

24th Aug 2016 22:43

Rio Olympic Flight

Was it a Qantas 747, that operated the flight from Rio to Sydney yesterday?

What was the flight number and aircraft call sign?

C441	24th Aug 2016 23:11

It was a 744 ER - VH-OEG
Came via Santiago as QF6032.

Technical types were sporting their shiny new uniform!:D

KelvinD

24th Aug 2016 23:51

It was possibly VH-OEJ which flew to Rio as QF 6001 (The Qantas Source)

Stationair8

24th Aug 2016 23:51

Thanks C441!

Capt Fathom

25th Aug 2016 02:33

Flightaware shows a 2nd flight. QF28 Rio-Santiago-SYD. VHOEH.

Stationair8

25th Aug 2016 07:59

Why did it go from San Francisco to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitz(SCL/SCEL), and not direct to Rio?

Do the crew get to bid for those flights or are they assigned?

TWT	25th Aug 2016 08:37

Technical issue forces Qantas to send another plane to collect Olympians

To infinity & beyond

25th Aug 2016 10:36

How did the athletes go through customs, or was the plane dragged over from international?

Fris B. Fairing

26th Aug 2016 03:24

Quote:

Spirit of Wunala

Quote:

Spirit of Longreach

I'm all for naming aeroplanes but the seeds of this confusion were sown long ago.

Ken Borough

26th Aug 2016 12:45

Fris,

Were these names true or the figment of the imagination of a NewsCorp writer?

Fris B. Fairing

26th Aug 2016 23:24

Ken

Sorry should have been clearer. These names were used in the article referenced in post #7.

Rgds

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