Smoke in cockpit diverts flight in Oz
30 July 2013 11:45 PM GMT
A Qantas flight was forced to divert to Canberra on Monday due to smoke in the cockpit, the Australian airline said. The Dash-8 Q300 domestic flight had been heading to the New South Wales city of Wagga Wagga when it made the landing in the national capital.
‘A flight from Sydney to Wagga Wagga was diverted to Canberra due to some smoke in the cockpit. We are currently investigating the cause.,’ a Qantas spokeswoman said in a statement, adding that the aircraft had landed safely.
The Australian Capital Territory’s Emergency Services Agency said fire and rescue and ambulance staff were called to the airport after reports of smoke in a plane cockpit. ‘Fifty passengers including one child were safely evacuated from the plane with no injuries reported. Paramedics... transported the pilot and co-pilot to the Canberra Hospital for assessment,’ the agency said in a statement.
‘A flight from Sydney to Wagga Wagga was diverted to Canberra due to some smoke in the cockpit. We are currently investigating the cause.,’ a Qantas spokeswoman said in a statement, adding that the aircraft had landed safely.
The Australian Capital Territory’s Emergency Services Agency said fire and rescue and ambulance staff were called to the airport after reports of smoke in a plane cockpit. ‘Fifty passengers including one child were safely evacuated from the plane with no injuries reported. Paramedics... transported the pilot and co-pilot to the Canberra Hospital for assessment,’ the agency said in a statement.
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