A Qantas flight to London from Singapore has been forced to make an emergency landing in Azerbaijan after pilots received a fault indicator in the cockpit.
A Qantas flight to London has had to make an emergency landing in Azerbaijan after pilots received an intermittent fault indicator in the cockpit.
The A380 was forced to land at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku at about 2.15pm and was met by emergency services on arrival after making a 180-degree turn near the Georgian border. A Qantas A380 had to make an emergency landing in Baku on Friday afternoon following a fault indicator in the cockpit.“Engineers will inspect the aircraft prior to it continuing its journey,” a Qantas spokesperson said.Qantas has never had a fatal jet airliner accident.
The airline was forced to ground its fleet of 12 Airbus A380s at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and has stored them in the Californian desert for the better part of two years. Qantas is now close to returning the entire fleet to service now the demand for travel has returned.