Qantas 747 makes emergency landing
AAP reported over the weekend that a crack in the external window of a Qantas jet caused an emergency landing at Adelaide airport on Saturday afternoon.
A Boeing 747 flying from Perth to Sydney was forced to make the unscheduled landing when the window “popped”, a passenger said.
“A window in the business class section popped mid-air,” said the passenger, who did not want to give his name.
“The pilot got people to sit down and fasten their seat belts and assured passengers later on that they (the windows) were triple strength and the plane was being diverted just to be on the safe side.”
The passenger said the plane landed safely in Adelaide where it was met on the tarmac by a full suite of emergency service vehicles, but that no one had been injured.
Qantas confirmed the reports of the unplanned landing, saying the diversion to Adelaide was merely “a precaution”.
“The plane was diverted to Adelaide as a precaution due to a suspected crack in an external window panel,” a Qantas spokeswoman said.
“Engineers are inspecting the aircraft in Adelaide.”
She said passengers would be accommodated on another aircraft leaving Adelaide that evening.
A Report by The Mole from AAP
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