Passengers onboard a Qantas flight to South Africa had their trip cut short when the Airbus A380 aircraft encountered a technical issue with a satellite, which then required the plane to return to Sydney , Australia. By the time the ordeal had finished, passengers had been on a nine-hour flight to nowhere.

The technology issue meant that the airplane was not safe for flying over large bodies of water (the Indian Ocean separates Australia and Africa). For the 410 passengers onboard, as reported by Business Insider , this meant the plane had to return home and rebook its affected travelers onto an alternative flight.

A Nine-Hour Flight To Nowhere

Operated by one of Qantas' ten Airbus A380-800 aircraft, VH-OQL, serial number 74, was operating as QF63, between Sydney Kingsfor

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