It wasn't a security threat that kept Qantas flight 825 from the skies, but rather a smelly, dirty diaper.
The plane was en route from Darwin to Brisbane, Australia Sunday when passengers started complaining of a strange odor. And, in that situation, Qantas procedures dictate that the plane land as soon as possible. The plane landed in Mt. Isa.
A Qantas statement said an "odor" was detected. "Unfortunately the fumes turned out to be a very smelly nappy dumped in the fwd toilet," posted Frank Smith.
Because the Mt. Isa airport couldn't handle a plane as large as a Boeing 767, the passengers had to be removed from the plane by forklift, five at a time, in a process that took two hours.
A new plane picked them up in Mt. Isa and brought them to Brisbane. Their original craft later joined them in Brisbane, with their luggage.
The plane was en route from Darwin to Brisbane, Australia Sunday when passengers started complaining of a strange odor. And, in that situation, Qantas procedures dictate that the plane land as soon as possible. The plane landed in Mt. Isa.
A Qantas statement said an "odor" was detected. "Unfortunately the fumes turned out to be a very smelly nappy dumped in the fwd toilet," posted Frank Smith.
Because the Mt. Isa airport couldn't handle a plane as large as a Boeing 767, the passengers had to be removed from the plane by forklift, five at a time, in a process that took two hours.
A new plane picked them up in Mt. Isa and brought them to Brisbane. Their original craft later joined them in Brisbane, with their luggage.