Qantas A388 at Sydney on Jan 4th 2026, rejected takeoff
Last Update: January 5, 2026 / 17:12:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 4, 2026
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-1
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Singapore, Singapore
Aircraft Registration
VH-OQB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
Passengers reported the passengers disembarked after the return to the gate and were told, it was a technical problem, an instrumentation problem.
The aircraft was able to depart about 5 hours later and reached Singapore with a delay of about 5:20 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 4, 2026
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-1
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Singapore, Singapore
Aircraft Registration
VH-OQB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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