QF568 PER-SYD diverted to MEL due air con issue

[RooFlyer]

From the SMH just now (9am Saturday 14th):

A Qantas flight from Perth to Sydney has landed safely after experiencing mid-air problems with its air conditioning system.

Qantas flight 568 was diverted to Melbourne and landed safely at Tullamarine at 6:17 on Saturday morning.

The air conditioning problem impacted the aircraft's ability to "maintain pressure in the cabin", so crew diverted the flight to Melbourne and requested priority landing upon arrival as a precaution.

"Following standard procedure, the crew descended to 10,000 feet and were able to restart the system and diverted to Melbourne," Qantas said in a statement.

The aircraft was an Airbus A330 which can carry 297 passengers. Engineers will check the aircraft in Melbourne and all passengers are being redirected to Sydney on the first available flights.

 

[GoldCanyon340]

Was watching this on FlightRadar after seeing the 7700 alert. As the aircraft flew north of ADL at the lower altitude I expected it to turn right to land here but it continued.

 

[OATEK]

Article in DT as well, with wrong picture as usual (747): We’re for Sydney | Daily Telegraph

 

[RooFlyer]

Article in DT as well, with wrong picture as usual: We’re for Sydney | Daily Telegraph

Comments in the SMH story indicate that they ran with a pic of an A380 initially ...

 

[Pushka]

They decided not to try Adelaide because of our curfew.

 

[albatross710]

The mainstream media coverage of these events is atrocious. "People fearing for their lives", "saying their last good byes" etc etc.

Pretty sure everything went as to a previously plan, the aircraft was under full power and control etc etc etc. even flying the extra hour to Adelaide.

Does Qantas PR run journalist briefing days before these things happen, perhaps showing junior saturday morning journalists what actually goes on AND how hard it is to break these aircraft. Setup a hotline for the main media head of news to get correct info.

Alby

 

[RooFlyer]

I'm not defending the tone of the reporting, but it sounds like it was a bit more dramatic than the usual diversion. In such circumstances, the pilots tend to concentrate on the flying and fixing the issue, rather than explaining what is happening to passengers, so I can imagine it would not be difficult for some passengers to be frightened out of their wits (an yes, even in fear of their lives) until things stabilised, especially with the oxygen masks deploying. In which case the media can hardly go on 'nothing to see here ...'

And if you don't understand Australian accented English of the cabin crew, all you would know is that the plane is going down descending, fast ...

 

[Mattg]

Reminds me of this - an oldie but a goodie - The Lazy Journalists Plane Story Generator

 

[offshore171]

I imagine when masks are dropped, they have to replace them all? This would put the plane out of service for a few days would it not?

 

[Danger]

Article in DT as well, with wrong picture as usual (747): We’re for Sydney | Daily Telegraph

Comments in the SMH story indicate that they ran with a pic of an A380 initially ...

I think we get a little caught up in the photo thing.

Unless the type of aircraft is material to the story (such as reports on issues occurred with multiple airlines having 787 issues, for example, or 'the entire upper deck's windows blew out' but you have a photo of only a single deck plane) then I really don't think it's a big deal. Presumably the photo that is run is also not of the exact aircraft involved in the incident and lots of times the photo probably isn't even taken at the airport in question. The headline

 

[OATEK]

I think we get a little caught up in the photo thing.

Unless the type of aircraft is material to the story (such as reports on issues occurred with multiple airlines having 787 issues, for example, or 'the entire upper deck's windows blew out' but you have a photo of only a single deck plane) then I really don't think it's a big deal. Presumably the photo that is run is also not of the exact aircraft involved in the incident and lots of times the photo probably isn't even taken at the airport in question. The headline

I think it is very lazy journalism. They seem to be able to quickly grab a Facebook or similar photo of people in the news, but put a totally wrong image up for the aircraft that made an "emergency descent".

 

[Pushka]

I think it is very lazy journalism. They seem to be able to quickly grab a Facebook or similar photo of people in the news, but put a totally wrong image up for the aircraft that made an "emergency descent".

Lazy journalism is rife. Poor spelling even in headlines. Videos presented that have little relationship to the story. Random photos. The art of journalism has left the building.

 

[oz_mark]

Lazy journalism is rife. Poor spelling even in headlines. Videos presented that have little relationship to the story. Random photos. The art of journalism has left the building.

Good journalism is expensive. No-ones prepared to pay for it.

 

[Pushka]

Good journalism is expensive. No-ones prepared to pay for it.

Agree. It’s easier to do the pop Kardashian BS. Does anyone actually read that stuff? It’s the media who drives it and not the readers.

 

[Danger]

I think it is very lazy journalism. They seem to be able to quickly grab a Facebook or similar photo of people in the news, but put a totally wrong image up for the aircraft that made an "emergency descent".

But the person is material to the story; in most cases the type of aircraft isn't.

 

[OATEK]

But the person is material to the story; in most cases the type of aircraft isn't.

If the story is about the Airline, then any plane will do, but if it is about a particular plane then I beg to differ.