Overview
- QF1972 from Adelaide to Canberra turned back minutes after take-off when the crew reported smoke and issued a PAN urgency call.
- The aircraft landed safely in Adelaide, emergency services met the plane, and all passengers disembarked without injury.
- Qantas said engineers are inspecting the jet and passengers were rebooked onto alternative services, including an 8:30am ACDT departure.
- Passengers reported light white smoke with an electrical smell in the cabin and flight deck, but the cause has not been confirmed.
- Liberal MPs Leah Blyth, Tony Pasin and Andrew McLachlan were on board and were delayed en route to a party-room meeting on net-zero policy.