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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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Qantas delayed flights due to falling debris from SpaceX rockets

Australian carrier Qantas said it had delayed flights to Johannesburg in recent weeks on warnings the US government issued about the re-entry of SpaceX rockets in the South Indian Ocean. An SAA spokesperson said its flights to Perth weren't affected.

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Qantas has been forced to delay several flights between South Africa and Australia - some up to six hours - as debris from SpaceX rockets falls back to Earth over the southern Indian Ocean.

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Qantas flight delays due to rocket debris

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…

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Flights delayed up to six hours due to SpaceX rocket activity - Washington Examiner

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.CHANDAN KHANNA/Getty ImagesSpaceX rockets coming back to Earth are disrupting flights over the southern Indian OceanQantas said flights have been delayed up to six hours, while South African Airways is also impacted.Australia's flag carrier wants Elon Musk's company to have more precise plans.A number of flights over the Indian Ocean have been forced to be delayed due to SpaceX rockets coming back to Earth.Qantas, the Au…

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SpaceX rockets returning to Earth are causing delays and disruption to flights over the Indian Ocean

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

Da diverse settimane la compagnia australiana fa decollare i voli Johannesburg-Sydney anche sei ore dopo se lungo la rotta è previsto il rientro dei satelliti di Musk. E il problema durerà ancora

Aerei in ritardo per i satelliti di Musk: troppi detriti di SpaceX, Qantas costretta a rinviare i voli per evitare l’impatto

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Planes delayed for Musk's satellites: too much SpaceX debris, Qantas forced to postpone flights to avoid impact

The flight route between South Africa and Australia is so remote that Elon Musk's space company SpaceX is using the area to cause debris from its rockets to fall to Earth. This has a serious impact on the punctuality of Qantas flights.

Die Flugroute zwischen Südafrika und Australien ist so abgelegen, dass das Raumfahrtunternehmen SpaceX von Elon Musk das Gebiet nutzt, um Trümmerteile seiner Raketen auf die Erde stürzen zu lassen. Das hat gravierende Auswirkungen auf die Pünktlichkeit der Flüge von Qantas.

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Because of Elon Musk's space debris: These flights are regularly delayed

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Qantas: Flight delays due to SpaceX rockets

(Reuters) – Australian flag carrier Qantas has had to delay several flights on the Sydney-Johannesburg route over the past few weeks on the U.S. government’s advice regarding the re-entry of SpaceX rockets over a part of the southern Indian Ocean, the airline said on Tuesday. The delays of up to six hours were caused due to last-minute changes in coordinates for the location and timing of re-entry of rockets from Elon Musk’s space technology fir…

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Qantas delays South Africa flights due to risk from SpaceX rockets’ re-entry

Qantas has been forced to delay several flights to South Africa due to last minute warnings about SpaceX rocket debris falling from the sky.

Qantas delays flights to avoid SpaceX rocket parts

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