The airline industry has moved to reassure customers that air travel remains safe after an engine failure and three turnbacks on Qantas flights this week
The airline industry has moved to reassure customers about their safety after an engine failure and three turnbacks on Qantas flights this week.
on a Qantas Boeing 737-838 travelling to Sydney from Auckland resulted in a temporary mayday alert on Wednesday. The mayday was quickly downgraded to a less severe PAN alert and landed safely after securing priority landing. Australian airspace is considered to be among the safest in the world, despite regular fault indicators necessitating turnbacks across all airlines. Qantas has not had a fatality in 102 years of operation and younger competitor Virgin Australia is yet to crash at all.
“Our overwhelming priority will always be the safety and welfare of our passengers and crew,” he said.
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