Qantas Delays/Cancellations

According to X - medical reasons

“ACARS messages indicate medical emergency on board. Planning to depart again at 8:30pm. Some complications around catering needing crew to remain onboard during turn!”

From another forum:

A child had a serious anaphylactic reaction and went into shock to the peanuts/snacks that were handed out hours into the flight. But the EpiPen presented/used had expired. Was it a QF pen, a Drs pen or the child’s EpiPen - dunno
 
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From another forum:

A child had a serious anaphylactic reaction and went into shock to the peanuts/snacks that were handed out hours into the flight. But the EpiPen presented/used had expired. Was it a QF pen, a Drs pen or the child’s EpiPen - dunno
If anaphylactic shock, an expired EpiPen should be used - better than no pen (fully trained in the use of such devices because of my work)

But in this case, better return the flight as it’s life threatening situation, and I wish the child a full recovery
 
QF7 got to just off the Fijian coast and turned around to head home.

A passenger required urgent medical attention, so the flight diverted back to SYD with A388 VH-OQH taking off for the second time at 2144 AEST. DFW arrival at gate should be about 2121 hours, 531 minutes late. The 2255 hours QF8 back to SYD is showing as delayed until midnight in its pushback.
 
A333 VH-QPL is operating Monday 6 April's QF81, the 1020 hours SYD-SIN airborne at 1157 hours with gate arrival likely at approximately 1737 hours, 42 late.

The 0935 hours SYD-JNB (A388 VH-OQD) took off at 1100 with arrival forecast at gate for 1705, 40 down.

The lunchtime 1215 hours PER up to SIN (A332 VH-EBK) was in the sky at 1348 so a 65 minute tardy arrival at gate at 1855 hours is forecast.
 

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