An Irishman has described what happened onboard a flight from London to Australia during which a hole appeared in the plane's fuselage.

JASON Jeffers had just been served breakfast when he heard the noise. "There was a 'bang', but not an explosion bang — more like something falling over or a

"I don't know how you got there"...Captain John Bartels inspects the hole in the jet yesterday. Photo: AP SHORTLY after the Qantas flight QF30 landed in

By RICHARD ESPOSITO AND PIERRE THOMAS US law enforcement and intelligence officials say there is "no sign" that a bomb caused the gaping hole in the

A Qantas Boeing 747 aeroplane flying to Australia has been forced to make an emergency landing in Manila due to a gaping hole in its fuselage .

MANILA - A Qantas Boeing 747 flying to Melbourne made an emergency landing in Manila on Friday after a dramatic mid-air rupture that left a "gaping hole" in

Investigators trying to determine what caused a gaping hole to appear in the fuselage of a Qantas jet have ruled out a bomb attack.

A Qantas plane flying from London to Melbourne was forced to make an emergency landing at Manila airport after a door "popped" midflight, leaving a hole in

A passenger plane en route from London to Melbourne has made an emergency landing in the Philippines after suffering cabin pressure problems.

MANILA (AFP) — A Qantas Boeing 747 passenger plane made an emergency landing at Manila airport on Friday after a "hole in its belly" caused it to lose cabin

An Australian Jumbo Jet had to make an emergency landing in the Philippines after a section of the fuselage blew out at an altitude of nearly 9000 metres.

A GEELONG family told how they feared for their lives during a terrifying mid-air emergency during a Qantas flight to Melbourne. Mark and Karen Strachan,

A Qantas Boeing 747 en route from Hong Kong to Melbourne makes an emergency landing in Manila after a hole was ripped in its fuselage.

Pilots on board a Qantas Boeing 747 had to perform an emergency landing after a catastrophic explosion ripped a hole in the plane's side.

By Robet Wall A Qantas Boeing 747-400 flying from Hong Kong to Melbourne had to make an emergency landing after parts of the aircraft fuselage separated,

A Medway woman was on board a Qantas flight forced to make an emergency landing this morning after a large hole appeared in its fuselage.

(NECN/ABC) - 345 passengers on board a Qantas Airlines Jumbo Jet are on the ground and breathing easier today after a harrowing mid-air emergency.