Sydney: A Qantas flight from New Zealand landed at Sydney airport on Wednesday, according to tracking service Flightradar24, after it had earlier issued a distress signal, authorities said.
A New South Wales state ambulance spokesperson told Reuters it was on standby at the airport after the flight had issued a distress signal.
An airport spokeswoman said the QF144 flight, a Boeing 737-838 from Auckland, had issued a mayday alert and 12 fire trucks were on standby as a precaution before the plane was due to land.
(Reporting by Kirsty Needham and Lewis Jackson; Editing by Kim CoghillWriting by Alasdair Pal;Editing by Christopher Cushing and Neil Fullick)
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