Qantas flight diverted after baggage handlers test postive for COVID-19
A Qantas flight was forced to make a mid-air U-turn on 31 March after baggage handlers working for the airline tested positive for coronavirus. Flight QF741 left Sydney at 3.34pm local time, and was due to reach Adelaide at 5.15pm. However, about an hour into the flight, news broke that six Qantas baggage handlers based in Adelaide had tested positive for Covid-19. There were no other Qantas staff available to service incoming flights which prompted the flight to be diverted back to Sydney, where it landed just after 6pm. A number of flights due to depart Adelaide were also cancelled at short notice.<br/>
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Qantas flight diverted after baggage handlers test postive for COVID-19
A Qantas flight was forced to make a mid-air U-turn on 31 March after baggage handlers working for the airline tested positive for coronavirus. Flight QF741 left Sydney at 3.34pm local time, and was due to reach Adelaide at 5.15pm. However, about an hour into the flight, news broke that six Qantas baggage handlers based in Adelaide had tested positive for Covid-19. There were no other Qantas staff available to service incoming flights which prompted the flight to be diverted back to Sydney, where it landed just after 6pm. A number of flights due to depart Adelaide were also cancelled at short notice.<br/>
