This just in from news.com.au
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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.
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Any idea how this one happened? Guessing a ground vehicle has come into contact with the flaps at some stage.