Terrifying moment Qantas passengers feared for their lives when their plane was forced to make emergency landing
Daily MailA mining executive has recalled the terrifying moment a Qantas plane he was travelling on nose-dived, making those onboard so afraid they were going to die they began texting last messages to loved ones. QantasLink flight QF1624 departed Perth on Monday afternoon bound for the mining town of Paraburdoo in Western Australia's Pilbara region when the plane was suddenly diverted and forced to make a priority landing in Geraldton. A Qantas flight in Western Australia was forced to make an emergency landings on Monday 'Everyone felt the kind of weightlessness you get when you go over a steep incline and was sort of like, 'what's that?,' Mr Rushton said. A passenger said the airline had underplayed the seriousness of the incident with those on the plane fearing they were going to die Emergency vehicles were on the tarmac as a 'precaution' when the plane landed in Geraldton 'The aircraft landed normally in Geraldton, and we are now undertaking a thorough investigation to determine the cause of the mechanical issue.
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