A Qantas customer and flight attendant were rushed to the hospital after a jet encountered extreme turbulence en route from Brisbane to Hervey Bay.
Due to the turbulence, the QantasLink plane was forced to return to Brisbane, where an ambulance awaited it.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson stated that one patient experienced neck pain and the other had a head wound.
Five persons were treated for injuries, and two were sent to hospitals.
Due to turbulence, the Qantaslink plane was forced to return to the airport, where an ambulance awaited it.
It is believed that some of the injured passengers were not wearing seatbelts when the aircraft encountered unexpected turbulence.
It is the latest Qantas flight to encounter turmoil, following numerous emergency landings in January.
On January 29, a QantasLink flight from Sydney to Coffs Harbour was abruptly diverted due to a landing gear malfunction.
About 10 minutes into the flight, the pilot requested permission to turn the Dash 8 around and return to Sydney Airport. The aircraft landed safely shortly after 5 p.m. on Sunday, following which passengers were transferred to another flight.
A Qantas flight from Auckland to Sydney issued a mayday earlier this month after one engine failed over the Tasman Sea.
A day later, another flight bound for Fiji was forced to return owing to a’mechanical issue,’ with both aircraft returning safely.
The spate of mishaps resumed on January 20 when, within minutes of each other, two Qantas flights departing from Melbourne were forced to return owing to technical issues. This was the fourth incident in three days for the carrier.
Flight QF1516 from Melbourne to Canberra was diverted when pilots discovered a problem with the Boeing 717’s flaps.
The flight took off from Melbourne Airport at 10:10 and remained in the air for 17 minutes before returning to the airport at 10:27.
While passengers on flight QF430 from Melbourne to Sydney were separately informed of a “minor engine issue” and the plane was diverted, passengers on flight QF430 were also informed of a “minor engine issue.”
Last month, a Qantas flight from Melbourne to Sydney had to make an emergency landing because of a “minor engine issue.”
The Boeing 737 aircraft took off from Tullamarine Airport at 9.28 am and returned 50 minutes later at 10.18 am after completing a huge loop.
Previously, Qantas domestic chief executive Andrew David dismissed the difficulties, stating that the airline averaged only 60 turnbacks per year, compared to 10,000 for the entire sector.
He noted that there were an estimated 400 to 500 engine shutdowns per year for all narrow-body jet aircraft in the globe, and that Qantas’ 737 shutdown rate was “well below the industry average.”
It is essential to place these events in context. Every day, diversions and air turn backs occur across the aviation industry for a variety of reasons,’ he said.
QANTAS ISSUES IN JANUARY
An engine failure forced Qantas flight QF144 from Auckland to Sydney to issue a mayday call midway through the three-hour flight on January 18.
19 JANUARY – Flight QF101 was forced to return to Sydney airport after experiencing a “possible mechanical issue” en route to Fiji.
Upon encountering a ‘possible mechanical issue,’ a Qantas aircraft en route from Sydney to Fiji on January 19 was seen performing loops off the shore.
The passenger jet was its route to Nadi Airport at 9 a.m. when it reversed course and returned to Sydney airport shortly before 11 a.m.
JANUARY 20 – Two Qantas aircraft were forced to return shortly after takeoff due to technical concerns, marking the fourth diversion in three days for the company.
An overbooked Qantas flight from Melbourne to Sydney the following day was forced to make an emergency landing due to a’minor engine issue’
Flight QF1608 from Perth to Kalgoorlie in WA was forced to fly in loops over the capital city on January 24 owing to a “mechanical fault.”
The Fokker 100 aircraft took off at 3:50 p.m. and had a brief 50-minute flight before landing safely at Perth Airport.
At 3:50 p.m. on January 24, a Fokker 100 aircraft took off and flew for 50 minutes before landing safely at Perth Airport (pictured)
A QantasLink flight from Sydney to Coffs Harbour is diverted due to a landing gear failure on January 29.
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