Flying Is Fun
Jul 25th, 2008 at 10:17 am by Susie
There’s always something, isn’t there?
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Qantas jumbo jet carrying 345 passengers made an emergency landing Friday with a gaping hole in its fuselage after a mysterious “explosive decompression,” officials said.
There were no injuries, but some passengers vomited after disembarking the Boeing 747-400, said Octavio Lina, Manila International Airport Authority deputy manager for operations.
The cabin’s floor gave way, he said, exposing some of the cargo beneath and part of the ceiling collapsed.
“There is a big hole on the right side near the wing,” he said, adding it was 7½ feet to 9 feet in diameter.
Flight QF 30, from London to Melbourne, had just made a stopover in Hong Kong. Passengers who talked to the media at the airport described hearing an explosion, and then oxygen masks were released.
