Emergency Slides Deployed as Passengers Forced to Evacuate Qantas Plane at Sydney Airport

Qantas jets are seen grounded at the Qantas Domestic Terminal in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 30, 2011. Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

Passengers on a Qantas flight evacuated their plane via emergency slides at Australia’s Sydney airport on Sunday after the flight was forced to turn around.

In a statement, Qantas said flight QF575 to Perth returned to Sydney shortly after takeoff due to a hydraulic issue.