Terror on Qantas plane flight from LA to Melbourne

Footage shows the moment passengers claim sparks flew from a Qantas engine before the flight to Melbourne was turned back to Los Angeles two hours in. Footage of the view from a window seat mid-flight is pictured Hundreds of Qantas passengers had to sleep on an airport floor after their plane was forced to turn back when an engine blew out The plane is pictured stationed at the Los Angeles airport after returning two hours into the flight 'Let's try this again shall we,' one of the passengers wrote on Twitter alongside a picture of the flight path of their replacement flight One man claimed it was many hours before passengers were told when their new flight would be, and then it left hours late. The flight landed about 3am local time but was did not take off again until 2.30pm, leaving passengers stranded for almost 12 hours while the engine was fixed Passenger anger at the delay came as that airline denied the flight was turned back because an engine caught fire mid-air A passenger on the flight who asked not be named told the Herald Sun the 'engine blew up in flames two hours into the flight'. The Qantas plane is believed to be pictured at LAX airport as engineers check the engine Passengers took to social media to protest their treatment and posted videos of hundreds trying to sleep on floors and chairs in the airport One man claimed it was many hours before passengers were told when their new flight would be, and then it left hours late Another woman said she was 22 weeks pregnant and had to sleep on the airport floor waiting for the replacement flight