A380 In Trouble
17 August 2013
17 August 2013
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| A Qantas 128 flight (VH-OQD) from Hongkong to Sydney made an emergency diversion at Ninoy Aquino International Airport tonight. The Airbus A380-800 plane landed safely at NAIA airport around 11:30 PM surrounded by emergency vehicles. The A380 is rapidly evacuated by passengers. Manila airport runway was temporarily closed for traffic with arriving planes put on holding pattern until it was reopened 15 minutes later. No information yet available on what is happening on the ground. The plane left Hong Kong around 8:30 p.m. bound for Sydney, Australia and was expected to arrive 7:30 the following day before it made emergency landing request at Manila Airport.
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