Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[tomlee1986]

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Self explanatory. Must be a medical diversion.

Hope the passenger has a full recovery

 

[exLXCXFF]

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Self explanatory. Must be a medical diversion.

Wouldn’t Darwin be quicker and equally able to handle an A380? (unless people have to deplane and there is only one Xray machine for intl departures…)

 

[ABC1]

Although Darwin is a lot closer and it's sure to be able to take an A380 as it was designated to be an emergency diversion runway for the space shuttle. Would have a plenty capable runway then.

And don’t forget QF operated through Darwin with the A380 during the pandemic and restrictions in SIN.

 

[jb747]

It has little to nothing to do with the runway. When you need a medical diversion, there's discussion with Medlink about the actual medical situation. They will then recommend the place they'd like the person taken. As long as that's acceptable from an aviation perspective (i.e. weather), then that's where you go. I've actually overflown Darwin with one very ill person, because the recommendation was to go to Adelaide. We spoke to the RFDS as we were over the top, and they commented that it was the correct call, as they would have had to put him into one of their aircraft and head to one of the southern cities.