QF A380 in Adelaide 17/5/11

[Stefan Perkas]

Morning all,

QF10 SIN-MEL diverted to Adelaide this morning. Arrived just after 0400 and departed 2 hours later. Aircraft was A380 VH-OQI.

[Jayden Laing]

A MELBOURNE-bound Qantas plane was forced to divert to Adelaide this morning after crew discovered it did not have enough fuel.


A Qantas spokesman said the A380 from Singapore made the unexpected pit stop around 5am AEST.

He said the low fuel supply was not the result of a leak.

"Engineers have inspected the aircraft on ground this morning in Adelaide and found there were no technical issues," the spokesman said.

"The flight crew found they had burnt through the fuel supplies quicker than expected.

"It was not an emergency landing."

The jet carrying 249 passengers was expected to arrive in Melbourne about 7.30am (AEST).

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news...-1226057229931

[Chris Q]

249 passengers on an a380 is quite empty!

surprised there was no media on board saying they were scared for their lives...

[steve k]

Wonder if they get fined for breaking curfew under non emergency or medical conditions

[Nigel C]

Would you have preferred they kept circling over Adelaide until the fuel situation did require an official emergency declaration?

[steve k]

Dont be silly, fact is pilots made a gross miscalc with fuel load, and I have heard fines are incurred for aircraft landing in curfew. Except for aircraft emergency or medical emergency. Prob landed on coastal end anyway so no dramas with noise usually

[Jethro H]

Originally Posted by steve k

Wonder if they get fined for breaking curfew under non emergency or medical conditions

No. The Act exempts any aircraft that has insufficient fuel to be diverted to another airport.

[Mark Grima]

Just a question guys?

What happens on short haul domestic flights? Do they fill 'er up in the morning with enough to get through that days flying (or as many flights as they can). Or is it basically a splash and dash before each flight?

Also would there be any policy difference here between Jetstar and the mainline, thinking the JQ would have shorter turn arounds and possibly not enough time for fuelling between each flight?

Cheers

M