Qantas plane midflight ‘engine issue’

16 May 2023 at 2:21 am·1-min read

AVIATION GENERICS — A Qantas flight between Cairns and Melbourne was forced to turn back after a reported engine issue.Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Geraghty

A Qantas flight has been turned around after it experienced engine issues midflight shortly after takeoff.

QF703 left Cairns International Airport at 2.19pm on Tuesday and had been due to arrive in Melbourne at 5.37pm.

#qantas QF703 inbound to Cairns after a right engine emergency shut down.

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The flight landed safely back in Cairns at 3.34pm.

No emergency services were required after the plane landed.

Qantas has been contacted for comment.

More to come.