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EPISODE · Apr 5, 2026 · 1 MIN

Qantas flight returns to Sydney after mid-air emergency

from Sunrise · host LiSTNR

Qantas flight QF7 was forced to return to Sydney after a mid-air medical emergency occurred four hours into the journey near Fiji. The aircraft could not land in Fiji due to excess fuel and lack of medical facilities, requiring a four-hour return flight to Sydney where the passenger received treatment. After a two-hour delay, the flight departed again for America with Olympic diver Sam Fricker among the passengers who documented the fuel dumping procedure.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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