For those asking why QF32 didn’t divert to YMML or YBBN – perhaps there were delays expected into these ports or some other TEMPO or INTER condition that required them to carry more than the 17 or so tons normally required. Or perhaps conditions deteriorated rapidly enough (and probably not forecast in the way they occured) that they arrived close to Sydney before it was clear they needed to divert somewhere. FWIW, Canberra is an approved emergency airport for the B747 fleet, so there will definitely be a reason there.
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