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[fred2007]

<H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm">Qantas Airbus down at Exmouth</H1>Article from: PerthNow

October 07, 2008 04:11pm

BREAKING NEWS: UP to 50 people are reported injured after a Qantas Airbus on an international flight made a forced landing near Exmouth today.

The flight - QF72 from Singapore - made the landing at Learmonth Airport just before 2pm after what has been described as a ``mid-air incident''.

Police said about 50 of the 300 passengers on board the Airbus A380 had been injured.

Pilbara police are making their way to the airport to launch an investigation, but it is not known at this stage exactly what happened or the circumstanced leading up to the incident.

Police Media's Inspector Wayne Silver told PerthNow that the flight had landed safely, but preliminary information suggested there had been some sort of ``instrument failure'' and turbulence.

Insp Silver said there were reports of passengers sustaining severe lacerations and broken bones.

He said there were varying reports on the number of injured.

A spokeswoman for the WA Health Department said staff from Exmouth hospital were at the airport assessing people's injuries.

An emergency services worker said paramedics had boarded the Qantas aircraft and were tending to the injured.

A witness said emergency vehicles and ambulances had surrounded the aircraft.

Qantas recently launched a campaign to repair its damaged reputation after a series of safety scares.

On July 25, a Qantas flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne was forced to make an emergency landing in Manila when an oxygen bottle exploded through a floor and into the passenger cabin of a Boeing 747-400.

Four days later, a domestic flight returned to Adelaide after a wheel-bay door failed to close.

And on August 2, a 767 flight turned back for an emergency landing at Sydney airport after a hydraulic fluid leak.

On August 16, there were routine checks of one of Qantas's Boeing 747s after it arrived in Singapore when it was discovered a small engine access panel had fallen off.

[bkkjames]

<H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm">Qantas Airbus down at Exmouth</H1>Article from: PerthNow

October 07, 2008 04:11pm

BREAKING NEWS: UP to 50 people are reported injured after a Qantas Airbus on an international flight made a forced landing near Exmouth today.

The flight - QF72 from Singapore - made the landing at Learmonth Airport just before 2pm after what has been described as a ``mid-air incident''.

Police said about 50 of the 300 passengers on board the Airbus A380 had been injured.

Pilbara police are making their way to the airport to launch an investigation, but it is not known at this stage exactly what happened or the circumstanced leading up to the incident.

Police Media's Inspector Wayne Silver told PerthNow that the flight had landed safely, but preliminary information suggested there had been some sort of ``instrument failure'' and turbulence.

Insp Silver said there were reports of passengers sustaining severe lacerations and broken bones.

He said there were varying reports on the number of injured.

A spokeswoman for the WA Health Department said staff from Exmouth hospital were at the airport assessing people's injuries.

An emergency services worker said paramedics had boarded the Qantas aircraft and were tending to the injured.

A witness said emergency vehicles and ambulances had surrounded the aircraft.

Qantas recently launched a campaign to repair its damaged reputation after a series of safety scares.

On July 25, a Qantas flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne was forced to make an emergency landing in Manila when an oxygen bottle exploded through a floor and into the passenger cabin of a Boeing 747-400.

Four days later, a domestic flight returned to Adelaide after a wheel-bay door failed to close.

And on August 2, a 767 flight turned back for an emergency landing at Sydney airport after a hydraulic fluid leak.

On August 16, there were routine checks of one of Qantas's Boeing 747s after it arrived in Singapore when it was discovered a small engine access panel had fallen off.

Sure it is an A380?

[bkkjames]

CNN) -- An Australian airliner made an emergency landing Tuesday after 40 people were hurt in a mid-air incident.

The Airbus A330 landed safely at an airfield in the town of Exmouth in western Australia after the pilot put out a distress call, said Sgt. Greg Lambert of the West Australian Police.

He said he did not know what prompted the pilot to make the call, but authorities believe the airline may have suffered severe turbulence.

Officials could not immediately provide additional details on the incident.

The flight had left from Singapore with more than 200 passengers on board. It landed at Learmonth Airport in Exmouth, located about 782 miles (1,260 km) from the state capital of Perth.

Paramedics were tending to the injured

[GungaDin]

ABC are saying "violent turbulence."

[fred2007]

<H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm">Qantas Airbus down at Exmouth</H1>Article from: PerthNow

October 07, 2008 04:11pm

BREAKING NEWS: UP to 50 people are reported injured after a Qantas Airbus on an international flight made a forced landing near Exmouth today.

The flight - QF72 from Singapore - made the landing at Learmonth Airport just before 2pm after what has been described as a ``mid-air incident''.

Police said about 50 of the 300 passengers on board the Airbus A380 had been injured.

Pilbara police are making their way to the airport to launch an investigation, but it is not known at this stage exactly what happened or the circumstanced leading up to the incident.

Police Media's Inspector Wayne Silver told PerthNow that the flight had landed safely, but preliminary information suggested there had been some sort of ``instrument failure'' and turbulence.

Insp Silver said there were reports of passengers sustaining severe lacerations and broken bones.

He said there were varying reports on the number of injured.

A spokeswoman for the WA Health Department said staff from Exmouth hospital were at the airport assessing people's injuries.

An emergency services worker said paramedics had boarded the Qantas aircraft and were tending to the injured.

A witness said emergency vehicles and ambulances had surrounded the aircraft.

Qantas recently launched a campaign to repair its damaged reputation after a series of safety scares.

On July 25, a Qantas flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne was forced to make an emergency landing in Manila when an oxygen bottle exploded through a floor and into the passenger cabin of a Boeing 747-400.

Four days later, a domestic flight returned to Adelaide after a wheel-bay door failed to close.

And on August 2, a 767 flight turned back for an emergency landing at Sydney airport after a hydraulic fluid leak.

On August 16, there were routine checks of one of Qantas's Boeing 747s after it arrived in Singapore when it was discovered a small engine access panel had fallen off.

Sure it is an A380?

I can't be certain but this is what I found on 2 reports today

[think_too_mut]

Qantas, not "Quantas"

A330, not A380.

[bkkjames]

Qantas, not "Quantas"

A330, not A380.

They haven't taken delivery of the A380's yet. Anyways, it seems that these are turbulent times for airlines...and more importantly their passengers.

[hanno]

From the BBC:

Australian jet plunge injures 40

Qantas is sending two planes to bring the rest of the passengers to Perth

A passenger plane has made an emergency landing in Western Australia after 40 people were injured following a "sudden change in altitude", officials say.

The Qantas Airbus A330-300 flying from Singapore to Perth with 313 people on board landed at Learmonth Airport in Exmouth after making a mayday call.

Qantas said there was no sign yet as to what caused the altitude change, but officials suspect it was turbulence.

Emergency services, including medical personnel, met the plane on landing.

A number of those injured suffered fractures and lacerations, Qantas said. Ten people with severe injuries were taken to hospital.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service has also sent two aircraft to Exmouth to help transport the injured to the state capital Perth, around 1,100km (700 miles) south of the town, if necessary.

The police later said Qantas was sending two planes to bring the rest of the passengers to Perth.

It is not the first time in recent months that a Qantas plane has been involved in a mid-air drama.

In July, a Qantas Boeing 747 flying from Hong Kong to Melbourne was forced to make an emergency landing after an oxygen cylinder caused an explosion which blew a large hole in the fuselage.

Flying to Australia next year, have a feeling that Qantas will NOT be my airline of choice.

[Nignoy]

Qantas, not "Quantas"

A330, not A380.

They haven't taken delivery of the A380's yet. Anyways, it seems that these are turbulent times for airlines...and more importantly their passengers.

Doesnt matter if you spell it Quantas or Qantas!! today was a tragic accident but lots of the other faults are due through negligence being caused by infighting between management and a militant union determined to get what they want by any means neccesary, sad to see but the airline is in a downward spiral , if half of the stories flying around brisbane airport and on local radio are true its a wonder anyone fly,s with Qantas

[bkkmick]

The spelling's not really important, but, QANTAS stands for Queensland And Northern Territories Air Service. Sure you knew, just thought I'd share.

[bkkjames]

The spelling's not really important, but, QANTAS stands for Queensland And Northern Territories Air Service. Sure you knew, just thought I'd share.

That's what it stands for and all this time I thought it realy meant...

Qualla bears

And

Nollibees

Together

Against

Sangaroos

[BSJ]

Hi folks, not much of a hospital at Exmouth. For anything serious it's patch em up and send em to Perth. Lucky there was a RAAF base handy. And it is being reported as an Airbus 330.....probably just serviced in Malaya!

[bkkjames]

Hi folks, not much of a hospital at Exmouth. For anything serious it's patch em up and send em to Perth. Lucky there was a RAAF base handy. And it is being reported as an Airbus 330.....probably just serviced in Malaya!

Not sure what just service in Malaya has to do with violent clear air turbulance?

[fred2007]

Qantas, not "Quantas"

A330, not A380.

They haven't taken delivery of the A380's yet. Anyways, it seems that these are turbulent times for airlines...and more importantly their passengers.

And guess what? Qantas has had the first delivery of an Airbus A 380 last week maybe you guys are better informed than me and I better shut up then

[bkkjames]

Qantas, not "Quantas"

A330, not A380.

They haven't taken delivery of the A380's yet. Anyways, it seems that these are turbulent times for airlines...and more importantly their passengers.

And guess what? Qantas has had the first delivery of an Airbus A 380 last week maybe you guys are better informed than me and I better shut up then

Hey smartipants, is it flying yet? Was this the plane in question? No? then shut your blow hole.

[skippybangkok]

And guess what? Qantas has had the first delivery of an Airbus A 380 last week maybe you guys are better informed than me and I better shut up then

LOL

good point - still sounds like da little baby brother though

[jkinbkk]

Garuda better budge up the bench a bit, and make some space for these guys to join the 'hall of shame' of airlines banned from Europe.

[Old Croc]

Qantas has taken delivery of it's first A380, but it's not in service yet. And it will be some time before that aircraft is on a Perth route because the that airport is not equiped to handle an aircraft of it's size. (Apron and air bridges are not compatible)

Exmouth is a relatively small town with a population around 2000, the hospital would have been flat chat dealing with this amount of injuries.

Learmonth is the RAAF base about 40 ks south of the town. It doubles as the commercial airport with a passenger terminal on one side.

[bkkjames]

Still waiting for the OP to twist this story so it's of some relevance (sp) to Thailand.

Oh you mean it's not. Got it, you are just a laid off ex employee who wants to blame the management of the airline for turbulence...I tried that once, didn't work, they said I was full of rising 'hot' air.

[GungaDin]

"Aerial"

[zorro1]

They still have not lost 1 single passenger in a jet Aircraft, that's truly an amazing record although just like the current stock market , sooner or later it will crash

[Old Croc]

Still waiting for the OP to twist this story so it's of some relevance (sp) to Thailand.

Oh you mean it's not. Got it, you are just a laid off ex employee who wants to blame the management of the airline for turbulence...I tried that once, didn't work, they said I was full of rising 'hot' air.

Qantas flies to Bangkok and there would have been some pax on this plane who transferred from there.

Virtually everyone who travels to Thailand uses an airline to achieve the feat, and safety concerns with any carrier is of interest to the expat community.

I feel if this was a thread about the cheapest way to get to SE Asia from the Old Blighted you wouldn't be using the same tired old whine about relevence.

[trigz]

Bad luck for Qantas following on from all the other scares. But this current incident most likely had nothing to do with the aircraft; did you all not note

the following earlier China Airline incidents reported by at least one Bangkok Daily on 3 October (this month 2008):-

Headline: China Airlines hit by turbulence, 21 injured

Taipei (dpa) - A Boeing 747-400 jetliner of Taiwan's major carrier China Airlines was hit by severe air turbulence in Thai airspace as it approached Bangkok from Hong Kong Thursday, resulting in the injury of 21 people, the airlines said.

"Flight CI 641 arrived in Bangkok safely, and the injured, including, five crew members and 16 passengers, received hospital treatment," the airline said in a news statement. In all, 147 passengers and 18 crew members were on board the plane when the turbulence occurred without warning in Thai airspace, the airline said. The airline did not describe the conditions of the injured, but state media Central News Agency said two of the 21 injured were bleeding from head wounds. The airline stressed the aircraft was unharmed.

It was the second turbulence incident for China Airlines in two weeks. On Sept, 20 a China Airlines flight experienced turbulence shortly before it landed on the Indonesian island of Bali, resulting in the injury of 30 people abroad the plane. #

That's why they tell you to keep yer seatbelt on !

[fred2007]

The spelling's not really important, but, QANTAS stands for Queensland And Northern Territories Air Service. Sure you knew, just thought I'd share.

yes I know and they have been in business for I guess 90 years now

[bkkjames]

Still waiting for the OP to twist this story so it's of some relevance (sp) to Thailand.

Oh you mean it's not. Got it, you are just a laid off ex employee who wants to blame the management of the airline for turbulence...I tried that once, didn't work, they said I was full of rising 'hot' air.

Qantas flies to Bangkok and there would have been some pax on this plane who transferred from there.

Virtually everyone who travels to Thailand uses an airline to achieve the feat, and safety concerns with any carrier is of interest to the expat community.

I feel if this was a thread about the cheapest way to get to SE Asia from the Old Blighted you wouldn't be using the same tired old whine about relevence.

Hang on there old crocodoo, their might have been one passenger that transitted don muang 40 years ago just before the American's walked on the moon...go back to bed mate.

Don't you have a rugby game to regurge for us? and how its relevant because some 60 year cricketeer from wooloonglong retired in Phuket 15 years ago before dying last month.

[GungaDin]

Still waiting for the OP to twist this story so it's of some relevance (sp) to Thailand.

Oh you mean it's not. Got it, you are just a laid off ex employee who wants to blame the management of the airline for turbulence...I tried that once, didn't work, they said I was full of rising 'hot' air.

Qantas flies to Bangkok and there would have been some pax on this plane who transferred from there.

Virtually everyone who travels to Thailand uses an airline to achieve the feat, and safety concerns with any carrier is of interest to the expat community.

I feel if this was a thread about the cheapest way to get to SE Asia from the Old Blighted you wouldn't be using the same tired old whine about relevence.

Hang on there old crocodoo, their might have been one passenger that transitted don muang 40 years ago just before the American's walked on the moon...go back to bed mate.

Don't you have a rugby game to regurge for us? and how its relevant because some 60 year cricketeer from wooloonglong retired in Phuket 15 years ago before dying last month.

If this topic is of no interest to you, please piss off.

[Old Croc]

Still waiting for the OP to twist this story so it's of some relevance (sp) to Thailand.

Oh you mean it's not. Got it, you are just a laid off ex employee who wants to blame the management of the airline for turbulence...I tried that once, didn't work, they said I was full of rising 'hot' air.

Qantas flies to Bangkok and there would have been some pax on this plane who transferred from there.

Virtually everyone who travels to Thailand uses an airline to achieve the feat, and safety concerns with any carrier is of interest to the expat community.

I feel if this was a thread about the cheapest way to get to SE Asia from the Old Blighted you wouldn't be using the same tired old whine about relevence.

Hang on there old crocodoo, their might have been one passenger that transitted don muang 40 years ago just before the American's walked on the moon...go back to bed mate.

Don't you have a rugby game to regurge for us? and how its relevant because some 60 year cricketeer from wooloonglong retired in Phuket 15 years ago before dying last month.

That little piece of idiot rubbish confirmed your status as one of the intellectual lightweights on the forum.

Not even a good insult.

I'll concede one thing, this thread probably should be moved to the travel forum and then you and the other kiddies can continue here to verbally toss each other off as you do in so many threads.

Edited October 7, 2008 by Old Croc

[bkkjames]

Hang on there crocobilly, intellectual lightweight u say? I repent that remark, in fact I will so far as to say - I have been called many a things during my time (usually handsome, witty, even sarcastic on occaision) but never light. Can I pm u a photo of my cranium so that u may take a deeper look into the mind that is responsible for such fine prose, whims and banter? No? Ok let's return to talking about how relevant a plane flying from sg to perth is to those of us who are not from down walk about

[Slogger]

The spelling's not really important, but, QANTAS stands for Queensland And Northern Territories Air Service. Sure you knew, just thought I'd share.

That's what it stands for and all this time I thought it realy meant...

Qualla bears

And

Nollibees

Together

Against

Sangaroos

I thought it meant Queens and Nancies Trolley & Air Services

[wileycoyote]

I still like Qantas & feel they are safer flying to Thailand than many other Carriers