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QF 72 Diverted to Learmonth
not sure what's happened here but there are injuries.
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Ohh please They just reported on Ch 10 news here in Melbourne it was an A320, media get your facts right please this is disgraceful
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3aw radio on the 1700 news said it was a Singapore Airways A320 on it's way to Melbourne
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VH-QPA is the a/c.
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the headline on PerthNow news website:
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http://www.qantas.com.au/regions/dyn...008/oct08/3829
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seems QF media department is about as accurate as the MSM itself. :S it was due in at 1350 but landed at Learmonth at 1330. |
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From PerthNow...
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http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/stor...59-948,00.html |
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Okay so a Qantas A320 with 300 people on board........................
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...145345200.html Up to 40 people were injured when a passenger jet carrying more than 300 people made an emergency landing near Exmouth following a mid-air incident, West Australian police say. Sergeant Greg Lambert said the Airbus A320 landed safety at Learmonth Airport, near Exmouth, this afternoon after a mayday call. "It is understood up to 40 people were injured during a mid-air incident," Sgt Lambert said. "The nature of the mid-air incident is unknown." Emergency services and medical staff were at the airport. Qantas would not immediately confirm the incident involved one of its aircraft. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...145345200.html Up to 40 people were injured when a passenger jet carrying more than 300 people made an emergency landing near Exmouth following a mid-air incident, West Australian police say. Sergeant Greg Lambert said the Airbus A320 landed safety at Learmonth Airport, near Exmouth, this afternoon after a mayday call. "It is understood up to 40 people were injured during a mid-air incident," Sgt Lambert said. "The nature of the mid-air incident is unknown." Emergency services and medical staff were at the airport. Qantas would not immediately confirm the incident involved one of its aircraft. FACTS http://www.qantas.com.au/regions/dyn...008/oct08/3829 Sydney, 08 October 2008 Qantas said today that a number of passengers and crew sustained injuries, including fractures and lacerations, on board QF72 this afternoon en route from Singapore to Perth following a sudden change in altitude. The flight, operated by an A330-300 aircraft with 303 passengers and 10 crew, diverted to Learmonth in Western Australia and landed at approximately 3.30pm local time. The flight had been due to land in Perth at 3.50pm. Emergency services, including medical attendants, met the aircraft on landing. Qantas said there were no details available at this stage as to what caused the altitude change. Further information will be issued as soon as it is available. |
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sounds possibly like another decomp incident, or some serious CAT?
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The Qantas article states "following a sudden change in altitude"
Would a mayday call be made for "severe mid air turbulence" ? |
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