Qantas flight lands safely at Auckland airport after mayday call

Auckland International Airport

26/09/2025 01:39

SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - A Qantas Airways QAN.AX flight from Sydney landed safely at Auckland airport AIA.NZ on Friday after a mayday call from the pilot led to emergency services being activated, an airline spokesperson said.

The pilot of the Boeing BA.N 737 made a mayday call and requested an emergency landing after an indicator light was flashing in the cargo section, but there was no sign of smoke in the aircraft, the spokesperson said.

There were 156 passengers on board, the spokesperson said.

Auckland airport said in a statement that emergency services were on standby earlier in the morning for an inbound aircraft that reported issues.

"The airfield is now returning to normal but there may be some slight delays for departing and arriving flights," it said.

 (Reporting by Praveen Menon; Additional reporting by Lucy Craymer in Wellington)

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