Qantas plane lands in Singapore after mid-air emergency
Local TV channels showed small amount of debris with red-white markings, but the airline hasn't confirmed if any debris fell.
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Qantas plane lands in Singapore after mid-air emergencyThe double-decker plane, which had taken off from Singapore and was bound for Sydney carrying 433 passengers, dumped fuel over Indonesia before returning to the city-state's Changi Airport trailing smoke. -
Qantas plane lands in Singapore after mid-air emergencyPlane debris, including what appeared to be part of the tail of a Qantas jet, was found in the Indonesian town of Batam, after a mid-air explosion was heard on the ground.
"I didn't see a plane crash but I heard a loud explosion in the air. There were metal shards coming down from the sky into an industrial area in Batam," witness Noor Kanwa told AFP. -
Qantas plane lands in Singapore after mid-air emergencyA spokesman for Australia's Qantas Airways said the plane was carrying 433 passengers and 26 crewmembers and there were no immediate reports of injuries.
Qantas has never suffered a fatal crash in its 90-year history.
