Published: Thursday November 4, 2010 MYT 11:43:00 AM
Updated: Thursday November 4, 2010 MYT 5:48:22 PM
Qantas plane makes emergency landing in S'pore after losing engine (Updated)
No reports of injuries or explosion, says airline spokesman
SINGAPORE: Qantas says one of its planes safely made an emergency landing Thursday in Singapore, after one of the aircraft's engines shut down while flying over Indonesia. A Qantas spokesman in Sydney, Australia, said the A380 aircraft experienced an engine issue soon after taking off from Singapore on a flight to Sydney. The plane had 433 passengers and 26 crew on board.
Qantas spokeswoman Emma Kearns said one of four engines on the plane flying from Singapore to Sydney shut down. She added that the plane can safely fly on three engines, but the pilot landed the plane in Singapore to be safe. Kearns said there were no reports of injuries and the airline has not received any reports of an explosion on board. - AP
