A Qantas flight from Adelaide to Perth was turned again as "the proper paperwork had not been finalised".
Flight QF887, an Airbus A330, was on its means from Adelaide to Perth at 3.23pm ACDT yesterday.
However mid-air, over the Nice Australian Chew, the paperwork challenge was recognized and the flight needed to flip again to Adelaide to finalise it, Qantas advised 9news.com.au.
Qantas confirmed there have been no technical points on the flight.
After finalising the proper paperwork, passengers landed at their vacation spot in Perth 4 hours later than scheduled.
9News requested particulars of the paperwork.
This comes as a number of Qantas flights have been turned again over the previous week however the Civil Aviation Security Authority claims the airline is "working safely and has confidence in its security administration methods".
"CASA actively evaluations and displays the aviation trade, utilizing common surveillance, frequent engagement with airways to evaluate incidents and developments and works carefully with the ATSB to scrutinise security studies, findings and knowledge," CASA mentioned on Friday.
Qantas Worldwide and Home CEO Andrew David advised 2GB yesterday there are "completely no points" with the airline.
It comes as a Qantas flight from Nadi in Fiji to Sydney turned again on Sunday after passengers may reportedly odor fumes within the cabin.
On Thursday a Sydney-Fiji flight needed to flip again as a precaution over a possible mechanical challenge.
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On Wednesday, an Auckland to Sydney flight misplaced use of an engine and made a mayday name earlier than downgrading it to a PAN (attainable help wanted).
"They have been all fully completely different points and I personally can be extra apprehensive concerning the airways that do not flip again in contrast to those who do in these conditions," David mentioned yesterday.
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