Hole forces Qantas plane to land [in Manila]

[A_flyer]

Nobody injured, but you can imagine how scared the passengers were... flying with a hole of 2x3m in the fuselage in front of the wing. Luckily it was in the cargo area and not the cabin.

A passenger plane en route from London to Melbourne has made an emergency landing in the Philippines after a large hole appeared in its fuselage.
Qantas Airways said its Boeing 747-400, with 346 passengers and 19 crew, diverted to Manila shortly after leaving Hong Kong and landed safely...

Read here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7524733.stm

[KeithD]

Nothing like a bit of fresh air at 34,000ft :)

[A_flyer]

Nothing like a bit of fresh air at 34,000ft :)
air at -60°c ... is really fresh air! may be a little cold anyway... Where is my jacket :icon_lol: ? Ah in my checked luggage, no chance!

It looks like some luggage may be missing, see the photo in the Daily Telegraph: http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24076247-5001021,00.html

[KeithD]

I bet people in Beijing are begging for -60 clean air :D