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Qantas flight canceled after fire appears under aircraft wing before take off
A Qantas flight from Karratha to Perth was cancelled on Sunday after passengers saw flames beneath the aircraft’s wing shortly before take-off. The plane returned safely to the bay, and all passengers disembarked; the incident is being treated as an engine issue.
The Airbus A320-232 was due to leave at 7.15 pm. Qantas arranged accommodation for stranded passengers and booked them on the next available flight on Monday morning, while engineers inspect the aircraft before it returns to service. The article also refers to a separate suspected engine issue on a Qantas flight from Queenstown to Sydney in September, which diverted safely to Christchurch.
In short
- Flames were seen beneath a Qantas aircraft before take-off.
- The Karratha to Perth flight was cancelled.
- Passengers were accommodated and rebooked for Monday.