Qantas flight to San Francisco turns back after 'technical issue'


  • World
  • Saturday, 21 Oct 2017

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Qantas jumbo jet bound for San Francisco was forced to return to Australia on Saturday after a "technical issue" 90 minutes into its flight, the airline said.

Engineers were inspecting the Boeing 747 after it landed at Sydney's Kingsford Smith airport, a Qantas spokeswoman said, declining to say how many people were aboard. No injuries were reported.

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