Tim Richards1d ago

This is the one problem about those extra-long non-stop flights, you might have to land somewhere unexpected if fuel runs low.

"A Qantas flight from London to Perth has been forced to make an unexpected landing in a West Australian mining town after running into headwinds without enough fuel to complete its planned journey in one go.

"The 17-hour flight, QF10, was scheduled to land at Perth Airport at midday today, but instead diverted to Karratha Airport, about 1500 kilometres north in the Pilbara region."

#flying #Qantas #travel https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/qantas-flight-forced-to-make-remote-landing-after-running-into-headwinds-20260623-p609e9.html

Qantas flight forced to make remote landing after running into headwinds

The unexpected stop for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in a remote West Australian mining town shows the challenges Qantas’ Project Sunrise could face.

The Sydney Morning Herald
Show threadJames Cridland1d ago

@timrichards Another reason to avoid them, in my book. Much prefer a stop-off somewhere.

Sadly, my next big flight will include AKL-JFK which I’m very much not looking forward to.

Show threadTim Richards
@james that's a long one. Do they let you out at LAX to stretch your legs?
Jun 24 at 1:23amWeb
Show threadJames Cridland1d ago
@timrichards Direct. Non-stop. I’ve done it only once - twice more, it seems, in September. Eurgh. 17 hours.