Qantas A388 near Astrakhan on Jul 8th 2018, low engine oil quantity
Last Update: July 8, 2018 / 17:07:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 8, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-2
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Singapore, Singapore
Aircraft Registration
VH-OQD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in London 12 hours after landing back.
Passengers reported they have been advised they'd be rebooked on the next day's flight and are complaining about lack of staff handling the rebooking stating they are queueing out of the building while trying to sort our their flight.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 8, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-2
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Singapore, Singapore
Aircraft Registration
VH-OQD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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