Qantas Emergency Landing at Lord Howe Island

[LiamR]

Early reports of A Qantas jet has made an emergency landing on Lord Howe Island following engine failure.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Qantas do not operate jets to Lord Howe Island. Just Dash 8s.

 

[obrienja]

Indeed the "Worst" Australian is reporting it's a "jet"

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/10499435/qantas-plane-in-emergency-landing/

"A Qantas jet has made an emergency landing on Lord Howe Island following engine failure, an airline spokeswoman says."

<Edit> Following a query the West have replaced "jet" with "plane" </Edit>

 

[simongr]

It is now a plane rather than a Jet - wonder the plane was maintained (again)...

 

[Meggsy]

Indeed the "Worst" Australian is reporting it's a "jet"

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/10499435/qantas-plane-in-emergency-landing/

"A Qantas jet has made an emergency landing on Lord Howe Island following engine failure, an airline spokeswoman says."

The wording in the article appears to have been changed to remove 'jet' and insert 'plane'. There are no jet services to Lord Howe. With a runway length of only 886 metres even the regular dash 8's can be a bit hairy at times.