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pinkberry143 | July 25, 2008 at 10:13 am
MANILA, PHILIPPINES
EMERGENCY landing caused by the blast from 10,000 feet of QANTAS BOEING 747-400 jet side..The said flight was going to airport of MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA.
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The passengers of the Qantas flight that was diverted to Manila due to a midair emergency are now on their way to their original destination of Melbourne, Australia after the airline company's replacement aircraft arrived in Manila Friday evening.
The replacement for the Boeing 747-400 jet that made an emergency landing at around noon Friday arrived 10:15 p.m. at the airport from Australia.
The plane departed from the NAIA at past 11:30 p.m., and is expected to arrive in Melbourne Saturday morning.
The diverted Qantas flight QF 30, originated from London with a stopover at Hong Kong. It was carrying 346 passengers and 19 crew.
The flight, which took off from Hong Kong at 9:00am (0100 GMT), had been due to arrive in Melbourne at 1145 GMT, according to the Qantas website.
The passengers were billeted at the Manila Hotel pending the arrival of the replacement plane, and were fetched from the hotel at around 8:30 p.m.
Initial investigation into the incident point to possible mechanical failure or explosive decompression. With reports from Jeff Canoy, ABS-CBN News, and the Agence France-Presse
SOURCE: ABS CBN NEWS
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