The Boeing 737 took off before 7am and landed back where it started about 3 hours later.

New Zealand

Christchurch-Melbourne flight forced to turn back twice

An international Qantas flight bound for Melbourne was forced to turn back twice after pilots reported problems with the aircraft.

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Murdoch family

International Qantas flight turns back twice

On Monday (December 16), a Qantas flight from New Zealand to Melbourne returned to Christchurch Airport in New Zealand less than two hours after takeoff, and repeated it twice, with different emergencies on both occasions.

週一（12月16日），澳航一架從新西蘭飛往墨爾本的航班在起飛不到兩小時後，就返回新西蘭基督城機場降落，而且重複了兩次，兩次的突發狀況各不相同。

澳航同架航班一天內因突發狀況返航兩次 | 故障 | 新西蘭

大纪元 Epoch Times

Falun Gong

Qantas flight returns twice in one day due to unexpected situation

A trouble-plagued Qantas flight headed fro Melbourne has been forced to turn back twice after two separate serious issues emerged.

The West Australian

Kerry Stokes

Australia

Air drama: Qantas flight forced to turn back twice

Flight QF168 from Christchurch to Melbourne. Photo: Screenshot / Flightradar24  
A Qantas flight destined for Melbourne has departed from - and returned to - Christchurch twice today, in what the airline says are unrelated events.

Otago Daily Times

Allied Press

Otago

Chch-Melbourne flight forced to turned back twice

A trouble-plagued Qantas flight headed to Melbourne has been forced to turn back twice after two separate serious issues emerged.

PerthNow

City of Perth

Western Australia

Ministry for Culture and Heritage

A Qantas flight headed from New Zealand to Melbourne was forced to turn back twice today over two separate issues.Flight QF168 departed Christchurch at 6.46am local time (8.46am AEDT) today, however it landed back at Christchurch International Airport after less than two hours.A Qantas spokesperson confirmed the flight, operated by a Boeing 737, was diverted due to an issue with the plane's radio.READ MORE: Fiji resort linked to suspected drink …

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Qantas flight turns back twice in one day over separate issues

By AIDAN WONDRACZ FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA   Published:     00:38 GMT, December 16, 2024      |  Updated:     01:00 GMT December 16, 2024                                  
A flight from New Zealand bound for Melbourne has been forced to turn around twice. Flight QF168 left Christchurch and was heading to the Victorian capital at 6.46am on Monday. It was forced to turn around while flying over the Tasman Sea and landed back in Christchurch two ho…

Christchurch-Melbourne flight forced to turn back twice

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