Forty injured in Qantas jet
A Qantas aircraft made an emergency landing in Western Australia after 40 people were injured following a “sudden change in altitude”.
The Airbus A330-300, flying from Singapore to Perth with 313 people on board, landed at Learmonth Airport in Exmouth after making a mayday call.
Qantas, which operates the route on a code-share with BA, said there was no sign yet as to what caused the altitude change. Emergency services, including medical personnel, met the aircraft on landing.
A number of those injured suffered fractures and lacerations, Qantas said. Ten people with severe injuries were taken to hospital.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has sent two aircraft to Exmouth to help transport the injured to the state capital Perth, around 1,100km (700 miles) south of the town, if necessary.
The police later said Qantas was sending two planes to bring the rest of the passengers to Perth.
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