Qantas Horror Flight Plunges 15,000 Ft Before Emergency Landing in Melbourne

Qantas Horror Flight Plunges 15,000 Ft Before Emergency Landing in Melbourne
A Qantas Boeing 747 takes off from Melbourne's Tullamarine International Airport. Torsten Blackwood/Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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A Qantas flight from Adelaide to Canberra was on March 5 forced to divert and make an emergency landing in Melbourne following a mid-air incident reportedly caused by “pressurisation issues.”

Flight QF706 made it to Melbourne safely just after 8.00am AET after making an emergency diversion due to a “loud bang” heard coming from the rear of the plane, which caused the aircraft to rapidly plunge 15,000 feet (4,572 metres).

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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