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The clock was nearing midnight when the aircraft touched down, skirting the city’s curfew. It landed safely around 11:40 p.m. last night, with paramedics ready and waiting.
Medical teams were called in to evaluate around 15 passengers who might have breathed in carbon monoxide. Fortunately, all passengers received a clean bill of health.
With the AFL’s Gather Round in full swing, hotel accommodations in the city were in short supply. As a result, many passengers had no choice but to spend the night in the Qantas lounge before catching a morning flight to Perth.
The flight, en route from Canberra to Perth, took an unexpected detour to Adelaide after passengers and crew detected a mechanical odor on board.
“They shut everything down to trace the source of the smell but couldn’t determine where it was coming from,” one passenger recounted.
The aircraft wasn’t grounded for long with Qantas engineers assessing the plane overnight.
It’s already back in the air and was carrying passengers earlier today.
Qantas apologised for the inconvenience.
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