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The Age
16-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Age
Brisbane news live: Stranded Qantas passengers are in the air
Hundreds of Qantas passengers who were stranded in Singapore for days after their flight to Sydney was repeatedly delayed, in a debacle complicated by earlier damage to another Qantas plane, are on their way back to Australia. QF82, which was supposed to leave Singapore for Sydney at 8.45pm on Monday, finally left at 12.55am on Thursday, with the plane due to arrive at 10.10am. Loading Passengers had earlier been told they would fly home at 9am on Wednesday, but that flight was cancelled. A note given to passengers said the A380 they were meant to fly on was still experiencing mechanical issues. 'While our engineers continue to work on the original aircraft in Singapore, your flight will now be operated by a replacement aircraft,' it said. It came after an aerobridge rammed into a Qantas A380 superjumbo engine at Sydney Airport, delaying a long-haul flight to Johannesburg by 21 hours for hundreds of passengers at the weekend.
Sydney Morning Herald
16-07-2025
- Automotive
- Sydney Morning Herald
Brisbane news live: Stranded Qantas passengers are in the air
Hundreds of Qantas passengers who were stranded in Singapore for days after their flight to Sydney was repeatedly delayed, in a debacle complicated by earlier damage to another Qantas plane, are on their way back to Australia. QF82, which was supposed to leave Singapore for Sydney at 8.45pm on Monday, finally left at 12.55am on Thursday, with the plane due to arrive at 10.10am. Loading Passengers had earlier been told they would fly home at 9am on Wednesday, but that flight was cancelled. A note given to passengers said the A380 they were meant to fly on was still experiencing mechanical issues. 'While our engineers continue to work on the original aircraft in Singapore, your flight will now be operated by a replacement aircraft,' it said. It came after an aerobridge rammed into a Qantas A380 superjumbo engine at Sydney Airport, delaying a long-haul flight to Johannesburg by 21 hours for hundreds of passengers at the weekend.
The Age
16-07-2025
- The Age
Qantas passengers stranded in Singapore for days after mechanical issues
Hundreds of Qantas passengers will be stranded in Singapore for days after their flight to Sydney was repeatedly delayed with mechanical issues linked to the damage to another plane. And it was not the only Qantas flight disrupted – the QF2 due to leave Singapore at 7.30pm on Wednesday for Sydney was cancelled, and the QF82 from Singapore to Sydney leaving 8.45pm on Wednesday would be delayed four hours, while the QF81 leaving Sydney at 10.20am on Wednesday had been delayed almost six hours. Recovery options for Singapore passengers have been complicated by the damage to another A380 at the weekend. An aerobridge rammed into a Qantas A380 superjumbo engine at Sydney Airport, delaying a long-haul flight to Johannesburg by 21 hours for hundreds of passengers. A packed QF82 was due to leave Singapore at 8.45pm on Monday and arrive in Sydney at 6.25am on Tuesday, but passengers were told to get off the plane on the tarmac about midnight. Travellers were told about 2.30am on Tuesday the plane would not depart, and they would be taken to hotels. Loading A Brisbane man booked on the flight said passengers were told a rescheduled flight would leave at 9am on Wednesday, but that was cancelled, and they would have to wait until Thursday to leave. 'An entire planeload of A380 passengers stranded in Singapore, literally no other options to get home,' he said.
Sydney Morning Herald
16-07-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
Qantas passengers stranded in Singapore for days after mechanical issues
Hundreds of Qantas passengers will be stranded in Singapore for days after their flight to Sydney was repeatedly delayed with mechanical issues linked to the damage to another plane. And it was not the only Qantas flight disrupted – the QF2 due to leave Singapore at 7.30pm on Wednesday for Sydney was cancelled, and the QF82 from Singapore to Sydney leaving 8.45pm on Wednesday would be delayed four hours, while the QF81 leaving Sydney at 10.20am on Wednesday had been delayed almost six hours. Recovery options for Singapore passengers have been complicated by the damage to another A380 at the weekend. An aerobridge rammed into a Qantas A380 superjumbo engine at Sydney Airport, delaying a long-haul flight to Johannesburg by 21 hours for hundreds of passengers. A packed QF82 was due to leave Singapore at 8.45pm on Monday and arrive in Sydney at 6.25am on Tuesday, but passengers were told to get off the plane on the tarmac about midnight. Travellers were told about 2.30am on Tuesday the plane would not depart, and they would be taken to hotels. Loading A Brisbane man booked on the flight said passengers were told a rescheduled flight would leave at 9am on Wednesday, but that was cancelled, and they would have to wait until Thursday to leave. 'An entire planeload of A380 passengers stranded in Singapore, literally no other options to get home,' he said.
