Passengers on a Qantas flight from Perth to Paris that was turned back this morning after Iran’s missile strikes in Qatar will have spent more than 15 hours on the flight.
This masthead is at Perth Airport, where the arrivals board has just changed to show flight QF33R will arrive back at its starting point about 11am Perth time. Ironically, the flight is still “On-time”.
Qantas flight QF33R on the Perth Airport arrivals board after the flight was turned back mid-flight.Credit: Hamish Hastie
Qatar closed its airspace after Iran launched a flurry of missiles at the Al Udeid Airbase south-west of the capital Doha overnight.
Qantas’ QF33 Perth-Paris flight, which left at 8pm on Monday, was turned back to Perth as it was passing the south-western tip of India about 3.30am WA time on Tuesday (5.30am AEST). There are 216 passengers and 14 crew on board.
Qantas’ Perth-London flight that, which Perth Airport last night, was diverted to Singapore, a spokesperson confirmed.
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The direct Perth to Europe flights, including Rome, London and Paris, have proved popular for Qantas, particularly over the European summer.
“We continue to monitor airspace availability closely and will alter our schedule as required,” Qantas spokesperson said.
“We thank our customers for their patience and understanding.”
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