A packed Airbus A380 from Melbourne to Vietnam suddenly dropped in altitude and had to turn around after experiencing a technical problem.
VietJet flight VJ82 to Ho Chi Minh City left Melbourne airport at 3am on Thursday and was approaching the South Australia-Northern Territory border when it made a U-turn.
The plane’s altitude dropped slightly before turning and circling over Bendigo, in Victoria’s central west, for about three hours.
The Airbus A330 landed back in Melbourne around 9:30 am.
No emergency services were needed.
The flight has been cancelled.
The Airbus was approaching the border between South Australia and the Northern Territory when it made a U-turn
The plane’s altitude dropped slightly before it turned around and circled over Bendigo, in Victoria’s central west, for about three hours on Thursday morning (pictured)