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- Qantas jet made emergency landing in Western Australia, on October 7, 2008
- Plane landed at 1: 45 p.m., local time at an airport near the town of Exmouth, AustraliaFOX News: Qantas Passengers Suffer Broken Bones During In-Flight...
- Airbus A330-300 landed safely
- Reports said at least 40 passengers suffered injuries when the plane suddenly lost altitude in-flightFOX News: Qantas Passengers Suffer Broken Bones During In-Flight...
- Several of the injuries were said to be serious
- No immediate word on what caused the plane to suddenly lose altitude; investigation was ongoing
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At least 40 passengers were injured when a Qantas jet made an emergency landing after suffering what was described as a "mid-air incident" on October 7, 2008. The plane, bound for Perth, Australia, from Singapore, was carrying more than 300 passengers when it experienced a sudden and dramatic change in altitude.FOX News: Qantas Passengers Suffer Broken Bones During In-Flight...
Qantas Emergencies in 2008
In July 2008, a Qantas jet traveling from London to Melbourne, Australia, was forced to make an emergency landing in Manila, Philippines, when a mid-air explosion ripped a hole in the plane's fuselage. In August 2008, the pilot of a Qantas plane bound for the Philippines from Australia made an emergency landing in Sydney because of a hydraulic fuel leak.FOXNews.com: Qantas Jet Makes Emergency Landing Because of Leak... CNN: Hole in Qantas Jet Forces Emergency Landing (July 25, 2008)
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