Daniel Croft

Roughly 200 passengers who were seated on Qantas flight QF148 from 6:15 pm and ready for their trip to Sydney, were told that the flight had been cancelled due to the flooding of the airport’s tarmac. 

Turbulent weather and heavy rain affected Air NZ flight NZ124 as it went to land from its trip from Melbourne to Auckland.

With snowfall and low temperatures meaning they were not allowed to leave the terminal, passengers on Flight JQ16 were forced to rough it in the waiting room of Kansai International Airport, Osaka.

Joining London Heathrow at the top, Sydney Kingsford Smith is now tied as the airport accommodating the most diverse list of A380s, with both hosting Superjumbo’s from five different carriers, according to Cirium.

CEB is set to relaunch the Melbourne to Manila service at the end of March, using the airline’s fleet of Airbus A330’s, which can carry between 436 and 459 passengers per aircraft. The route will operate three times a week.

Capping off a week of mid-air woe is flight QF887, which on its journey from Adelaide to Perth, turned back after 45 minutes in the air.