Qantas Airliner Plunges Thousands of Feet

CHEN:
A frightening day for passengers aboard a Qantas Airways flight. Their plane had to make an emergency landing in Manila, the Philippines... after plunging thousands of feet. The plane was returning to Australia from Hong Kong.

Passengers say they heard a loud bang before the plunge.

Oxygen masks were released and passengers say they saw items flying out of the aircraft.

Qantas confirmed the Boeing 747-400 had a hole the size of a mini-van in its undercarriage.

All 346 passengers and 19 crew disembarked safely.

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[bngauw]

Actually, it didn't plunge. The captain was doing an emergency dive to 10 000 feet for oxygen in the plane. They got a small point wrong

[fightingtemeraire]

Very hazardous, those toilet problems.

[21boxhead]

SOME HERE ARE PAID BY QANTAS TO GIVE POSITIVE COMMENTS

[MrT9alizee]

I never go to toilet on a plane,end up crashing with my trolleys down on national tv !

[IIproductionsII]

@celticlofts What do you mean "the Big ones" what are you on about? if you mean big aircraft, we have bigger aircraft than BA and any of the American Airlines. BA has about 100 more aircraft than Qantas, that shouldn't make a difference. BA is also younger, than Qantas..yet they've still had more crashes. I'm not saying Qantas pilots are better, but they're pretty damn good.

[azurerail1]

Qantasas spirit will always try to keep us safe no matter what goes wrong, They really are the spirit of Australia Stong. I always feel safe on my national airline, and i think all auzies like me agree, including those overseas who have felt our strong spirit of Australia.

[celticlofts]

@riplstrip: Well I'm very happy to hear that the airline has had no major accidents, as I'm sure the folks who fly the airline are too.. I would also like to take this opportunity to extend my deepest sympathy on hearing that you're unable to fly the big ones .. alas you might console yourself in the knowledge that the skies are must safer as a result of it :-)

[Uber3rand0n]

What happens if you walk out of your house and then get struck down by a luggage bag?

[celticlofts]

@riplstrip: My point was that if you fly for a company that has a thousand aircraft the chances of being involved in an accident are much greater than flying with an airline which has much fewer aircraft in its fleet. Of course the laws of averages will go against you. I mean are you honestly claiming that Quantas pilots are somehow better than say British Airways pilots or Aer Lingus pilots or American Airlines pilots.. I don't think so.

[AutumnPolitics]

id rather fly with an aussie airline than those shifty ass gooks any day

[Dorisequador]

@bngauw Your right they have so much time before they ended up like air Helen from greeece and all being dead or passed out from lack of oxygen.

[maplemanz]

IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME??????