A Qantas A380 flight enroute to London精东影业 Heathrow Airport (LHR) had to make an emergency landing on December 23, 2022 in Azerbaijan精东影业 Heydar Aliyev International Airport (BYD).
QF1, a Sydney – London route via Singapore, departed Singapore精东影业 Changi Airport (SIN) at 00:.44 on December 23, 2022 and was expected to arrive in LHR airport 14:15 the same day.
Real-time aircraft flight tracking website Flightradar24 showed that around 9陆 hours after QF 1 departed Singapore, the aircraft made a 180 degree turn near the border of Georgia.
Flightradar24 also said that the aircraft was 鈥榮quawking鈥 – that is, issuing a 7700, which is the code for an emergency – before making an unscheduled landing at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku.
According to Baku Airport精东影业 Facebook page, QF 1 sent an emergency landing request to Baku airport due to 鈥榮moke generated in the cargo compartment鈥.
鈥楾he plane landed successfully at 07:08 local time, there were no injuries during the accident. There were 356 passengers on the plane,鈥 Baku airport has stated.
A Qantas spokesperson confirmed the incident to :
鈥淥ur flight from Singapore to London has made an unscheduled landing at Baku airport in Azerbaijan after pilots received an intermittent fault indicator in the cockpit. Engineers will inspect the aircraft prior to it continuing its journey.鈥 the spokesperson said.
