Qantas pilots declare ‘mayday’ due to low fuel on transcontinental flight - Sydney Morning Herald

The mayday call was made as the Boeing 737 aircraft faced a midair queue of planes waiting to land.

The pilots of a Qantas passenger jet were forced to declare a mayday on a transcontinental flight after running low on fuel as they were put in a midair queue with other planes near Perth. Qantas Fl… [+1598 chars]

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