Qantas delays flights to avoid SpaceX rocket parts
- Some Qantas flights between Johannesburg and Sydney have been delayed for up to six hours due to debris from SpaceX rockets.
- Qantas has been in contact with SpaceX to refine areas and time windows for rocket re-entries to reduce future disruptions.
- The delays were caused by late notice from the U.S. government regarding SpaceX rocket re-entries over the Southern Indian Ocean.
- Customers generally understand that delays are outside of airlines' control during rocket re-entries, according to Ben Holland of Qantas.
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For several weeks now, the Australian company has been taking off its Johannesburg-Sydney flights even six hours later if Musk's satellites are due to return along the route. And the problem will last longer
Flights delayed up to six hours due to SpaceX rocket activity - Washington Examiner
Several Qantas Airline flights have been delayed over the last few weeks due to SpaceX rocket activity. Some flights between Johannesburg, South Africa, and Sydney, Australia, have been delayed as long as six hours after receiving a warning from the U.S. government “regarding the re-entry of SpaceX rockets over an extensive area of the Southern Indian Ocean.” Ben Holland, head of Qantas’s operations center, said the Australian airline had been g…
Qantas delayed flights due to falling debris from SpaceX rockets
Qantas has been forced to delay some flights between Australia and South Africa in recent weeks following a warning from the US government about SpaceX rocket debris reentering the Earth’s atmosphere.
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