Qantas passengers left on tarmac for six hours before flight cancelled

Qantas has apologised after passengers on an international flight waited six hours for their plane to take off before it was eventually cancelled. Flight QF93 to Los Angeles sat on the tarmac at Melbourne Airport on Monday night (local time) before travellers were sent home. Passengers were told the flight was too heavy to take off due to the winds. Melbourne Airport was undertaking overnight works on the main north-south runway, which resulted in its length being temporarily shortened. The airport has been undertaking runway works since November last year. A Qantas spokesperson apologised for the inconvenience caused by the disruptions. "The aircraft arrived late in Melbourne following a weather-delayed departure from the UK and then faced further issues including runway works and bad weather which impacted take off," the spokesperson said.<br/>