What: Qantas plane en route from Singapore to Perth in Western Australia when it was
Where: forced to land at Learmonth airport near the remote coastal town of Exmouth, 745 miles north of Perth
When: 1:45 p.m. local time.
Who: 303 passengers, 10 crew members. Half of the passengers were from Australia, the other half from China. Thirty-six people suffered broken bones and other injuries (spinal, broken noses, broken limbs, lacerations, etc)
Why: A “mid-air incident” forced the plane to make an emergency landing. sudden change of altitude caused problems while the Airbus A330-300 was traveling in what is known as “level flight.” Passengers and crew sustained injuries, including fractures and lacerations, on board QF72. Australian Transport Safety Bureau said it is sending seven investigators to work on the investigation. Confidence in Qantas sterling safety reputation is falling.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment