SYDNEY, July 26, 2008 (AFP) - - Qantas passengers who thought they were going to die when a mid-air scare left a gaping hole in their plane's fuselage finally completed a disrupted journey to Australia on Friday. They arrived in Melbourne on a replacement aircraft to an emotional welcome from family and friends and as reports emerged that the plane involved in the drama had a history of corrosion problems. The passengers were flying over the South China Sea bound for Melbourne on Friday when a mid-air rupture punched a three metre (10 foot) hole in the belly of their Boeing 747, forcing the pilot make an emergency landing in Manila. Many were still shaken by the ordeal which saw the aircraft plunge 6,000 metres (20,000 feet) before stabilising. The (17 year old) Boeing 747-400 took off from London with 346 passengers and 19 crew on board and was heading to Melbourne after a stopover in Hong Kong when the incident occurred.
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Saturday, July 26, 2008
SYDNEY, July 26, 2008 (AFP) - - Qantas passengers who thought they were going to die when a mid-air scare left a gaping hole in their plane's fuselage finally completed a disrupted journey to Australia on Friday. They arrived in Melbourne on a replacement aircraft to an emotional welcome from family and friends and as reports emerged that the plane involved in the drama had a history of corrosion problems. The passengers were flying over the South China Sea bound for Melbourne on Friday when a mid-air rupture punched a three metre (10 foot) hole in the belly of their Boeing 747, forcing the pilot make an emergency landing in Manila. Many were still shaken by the ordeal which saw the aircraft plunge 6,000 metres (20,000 feet) before stabilising. The (17 year old) Boeing 747-400 took off from London with 346 passengers and 19 crew on board and was heading to Melbourne after a stopover in Hong Kong when the incident occurred.
