Perth emergency plane landing: Virgin Australia passenger jet forced to land after circling the city
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The Virgin Australia passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Perth after circling the city for two hours to burn fuel.
- A Virgin Aus flight has had to make an emergency landing
- The plane was scheduled to fly from Perth to Brisbane.
- Virgin said the flight was aborted due to a technical problem.
A Virgin Australia plane was forced to make an emergency landing after burning fuel in the same airspace for nearly two hours.
Virgin flight VA469 was scheduled to depart Perth for Brisbane on Wednesday.
But the flight had to be aborted due to a technical problem, and passengers were told there was a problem with the Boeing 737’s hydraulic wing flaps.
Virgin Flight VA469 was forced to make an emergency landing in Perth after flying in the same airspace for over an hour (a Virgin Australia passenger jet pictured)
The aircraft circled Rottnest Island and off the Perth coast to burn fuel and await clearance to land.
Due to the nature of the technical problem, the pilot could only use the brakes when landing.
Airport fire crews were on the scene in case the plane caught fire.
The Boeing 737 landed at the airport safely at around 3:05 p.m.
Engineers are now looking at the plane, which will remain on the ground.
The Boeing 737 circled Rottnest Island and the ocean off the Perth coast to burn fuel before landing.
Virgin Australia said the passengers aboard the aborted flight would be put on a new flight which is scheduled to leave Perth airport at 7:05pm local time.
A Virgin Australia spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia: “We are working to get guests back on another flight to Brisbane today.”
“The safety of our guests and crew is our top priority. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
Passengers aboard the flight will be put on a new flight that is scheduled to depart the airport at 7:05 pm local time.