Qantas flight QF1 to London is forced to make an emergency landing in Azerbaijan 

A Qantas flight from Singapore to London made an emergency landing in Azerbaijan.

QF1 made the unscheduled landing at Baku Airport en route to Heathrow after an intermittent cockpit fault indicator came on.

It is not clear what the cause of the emergency was, but the plane was met by fire and rescue teams upon landing.

QF1 made the unscheduled landing at Baku Airport en route to Heathrow after an intermittent cockpit fault indicator came on.

There are 356 passengers on board the plane and they are expected to be escorted while it is inspected.

A flight plan for Baku to London has been filed suggesting the flight could remain on the ground until 4pm local time, meaning passengers could face a seven-hour wait.

“Our flight from Singapore to London made an unscheduled landing at Baku airport in Azerbaijan after the pilots received an intermittent cockpit fault indicator,” a spokeswoman said.

“The engineers will inspect the aircraft before continuing on its journey.”

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