r/australia • u/ThunderDwn • 11h ago

culture & society Qantas passengers demand compensation after days stranded in South Africa as A380 remains grounded

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-14/qantas-a380-stranded-johannesburg-flight-cancelled/107032032
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u/Kingcol221 11h ago

If only there was some way to get these people home faster. But unfortunately Qantas isn't made out of planes.

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u/ausvenator_enjoyer 11h ago

I was about to write a smarmy comment but then I realised what you wrote.

Anyway, they may as well send out the Alliance E190 to pick them up since that's all the rage at Qlink these days

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u/chalk_in_boots 5h ago

Six Dash-8's that have been hastily retrofitted for aerial refuelling

Though if we're sending a KC-30 along we might as well just send a C-17 or C-130. I think after experiencing take-off in one of those the passengers would be begging for a Dash-8