A Qantas flight from Adelaide to Perth was turned back as 'the correct paperwork had not been finalised'. 9News
But mid-air, over the Great Australian Bite, the paperwork issue was identified and the flight had to turn back to Adelaide to finalise it, Qantas told 9news.com.au.Qantas confirmed there were no technical issues on the flight.
After finalising the correct paperwork, passengers landed at their destination in Perth four hours later than scheduled.This comes as several Qantas flights have been turned back over the past week but the Civil Aviation Safety Authority claims the airline is "operating safely and has confidence in its safety management systems".
"CASA actively reviews and monitors the aviation industry, using regular surveillance, frequent engagement with airlines to review incidents and trends and works closely with the ATSB to scrutinise safety reports, findings and data," CASA said on Friday.Qantas has had several flights turned around in the past week all due to unrelated issues.
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