Qantas flight to London is forced to make an emergency landing in Azerbaijan
- The flight was headed to London from Singapore before emergency landing
- Cause of the emergency unclear but plane was met by fire and rescue teams
- There are 356 passengers travelling on-board the plane and they were removed
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A Qantas flight from Singapore to London has made an emergency landing in Azerbaijan.
QF1 made the unscheduled landing at Baku Airport en route to Heathrow after an intermittent fault indicator lit up in the cockpit.
It’s unclear what the cause of the emergency was but the plane was met by fire and rescue teams upon landing.
QF1 made the unscheduled landing at Baku Airport en route to Heathrow after an intermittent fault indicator lit up in the cockpit
It’s unclear what the cause of the emergency was but the plane was met by fire and rescue teams upon landing
There are 356 passengers on-board the plane and they are expected to be escorted off while it is inspected.
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A flight plan has been lodged for Baku to London which suggests the flight could be grounded until 4pm local time – meaning passengers could face a seven-hour wait.
‘Our flight from Singapore to London has made an unscheduled landing at Baku Airport in Azerbaijan after pilots received an intermittent fault indicator in the cockpit,’ said a spokeswoman.
‘Engineers will inspect the aircraft prior to continuing its journey.’
There has never been a fatal crash involving a Qantas plane, which causes fears whenever one comes into difficulty.
In November 2010, a Qantas flight from London to Sydney via Singapore was forced to make an emergency landing in Indonesia after one of its engines failed.
The fault occurred just four minutes after the plane had left Singapore and the failure was the first of its kind for the A380, the world’s largest passenger aircraft.
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