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‘The Engine’s on Fire’: Qantas Flight from Queenstown to Sydney Diverts After Passengers See Flames

From The Guardian · () English

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A Qantas flight from Queenstown to Sydney rerouted after passengers saw flames and heard a bang during the climb.
  • Passenger Liza-Jayne Loch said the cabin lights flickered and people screamed after the suspected engine problem.

A bang shook the cabin of a Qantas flight climbing from New Zealand’s South Island toward Sydney, after passengers saw what appeared to be flames from an engine.

Liza-Jayne Loch, returning home from a business trip, recalled the cabin lights flickering and “a lot of screaming” as the aircraft ran into trouble above the mountain ranges near Queenstown.

A lot of screaming

· Liza-Jayne LochHer recollection of the cabin after the suspected engine problem during the flight.

The flight was bound for Sydney on Saturday afternoon but rerouted after the suspected engine issue. The report’s headline quotes the alarm raised by passengers: “The engine’s on fire.”

The engine’s on fire

· PassengersThe alarm reflected in the report’s headline after flames were seen during the flight.
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Originally published by The Guardian in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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