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| Plane makes emergency landing in Sydney with huge hole in engine casing | Plane makes emergency landing in Sydney with huge hole in engine casing |
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| A China Eastern flight from Sydney to Shanghai has been forced to turn around after engine failure caused a mid-air emergency. | A China Eastern flight from Sydney to Shanghai has been forced to turn around after engine failure caused a mid-air emergency. |
| “The moment that we took off the wing to my left just started making a massive amount of noise and they cleared all the seats,” a passenger told the Nine Network. | “The moment that we took off the wing to my left just started making a massive amount of noise and they cleared all the seats,” a passenger told the Nine Network. |
| Images show a huge hole in the engine casing of the Airbus A330 which was forced to circle for an hour before touching down safely. | Images show a huge hole in the engine casing of the Airbus A330 which was forced to circle for an hour before touching down safely. |
| #ChinaEastern flight #MU736 returns after engine fault detected after take-off from Sydney, no casualties https://t.co/8S7j3p3nvX pic.twitter.com/txkuxpMLwM | #ChinaEastern flight #MU736 returns after engine fault detected after take-off from Sydney, no casualties https://t.co/8S7j3p3nvX pic.twitter.com/txkuxpMLwM |
| China Eastern flight makes emergency landing in Sydney after huge hole appears in engine casing. https://t.co/exDObcjnaX via @SCMP_News pic.twitter.com/s4Qbl9ih9p | China Eastern flight makes emergency landing in Sydney after huge hole appears in engine casing. https://t.co/exDObcjnaX via @SCMP_News pic.twitter.com/s4Qbl9ih9p |
| Flight MU736 left Sydney bound for Shanghai at 8.30pm on Sunday evening but pilots reported problems about an hour into the journey. It returned to Sydney where it landed safely and passengers were evacuated with no injuries. | |
| “We went up in the air and all of a sudden ... it kind of smelled like burning,” another passenger told Network Seven. | |
| Listen as pilots of China Eastern flight #MU736 communicate with Sydney tower regarding engine #1 issue before returning to Sydney. pic.twitter.com/TO2QyGi8pr | Listen as pilots of China Eastern flight #MU736 communicate with Sydney tower regarding engine #1 issue before returning to Sydney. pic.twitter.com/TO2QyGi8pr |
| With the majority of announcements on board made in Chinese, English-speaking passengers said they were struggling to find out any details. | |
| “I was scared. Yes. I was really scared. Our group was terrified,” the passenger told Seven. | |
| Passengers were put up in hotels at Sydney Airport and are expected to depart for Shanghai this morning. | |
| Despite the havoc, passengers applauded airline staff for their professionalism. China Eastern airlines has been contacted for comment. | |
| Several other flights out of Sydney were cancelled on Monday morning as thick fog blanketed Sydney. | Several other flights out of Sydney were cancelled on Monday morning as thick fog blanketed Sydney. |
| One international flight was diverted from Sydney to Brisbane and about 10 incoming and departing domestic flights were cancelled. | One international flight was diverted from Sydney to Brisbane and about 10 incoming and departing domestic flights were cancelled. |
| The Bureau of Meteorology said the shroud of fog came through in the early hours of Monday morning and was expected to lift in the city at sunrise. | |
| “However it will take a little bit longer to lift in the west … between 11 and 12pm in parts near Richmond and Camden,” a BoM spokesman said. “The conditions at the moment do see quite low visibility at the airport, which is obviously causing the delays that we have been seeing. | “However it will take a little bit longer to lift in the west … between 11 and 12pm in parts near Richmond and Camden,” a BoM spokesman said. “The conditions at the moment do see quite low visibility at the airport, which is obviously causing the delays that we have been seeing. |
| “Hopefully the early morning sun will break up this fog and ease those conditions for the airport.” | “Hopefully the early morning sun will break up this fog and ease those conditions for the airport.” |
| Sydney airport remained open, but travellers were told to expect delays and to check flights with their airline. |