Passengers heading for UK stranded abroad after mid-air emergency
Plane passengers heading for the UK have been left stranded after a mid-air emergency on a flight to London.
Qantas Flight QF9 left Perth in Western Australia on Monday evening and was forced to divert eight hours into the 18-hour flight.
The airline has now sent crew from its London base to assist stranded passengers, who were due to arrive at London Heathrow Airport.
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The Boeing 787 plane was forced to land in Malé, the capital city of the Maldives , shortly before midnight after a person on board sufferred a medical emergency.
The flight could not continue afterwards as the crew had reached their duty limit.
Flight QF9, a non-stop service from Perth to London, left just after 6:30pm local time, but the crew made the decision to divert the Dreamliner due to a medical emergency, reports The Express.
The aircraft landed in Malé at around 11:30pm.
A Qantas spokesperson said: 'Earlier this morning our Perth to London service diverted to Malé in the Maldives due to a medical incident on-board.
"We're working with customers to rebook them on alternate flights out of Malé."
QF9 is one of Qantas' flagship ultra-long-haul services, typically covering nearly 14,500 kilometres in just under 18 hours without stopping.
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