Virgin flight circles Sydney after weather and technical issue aborts landing twice
A Virgin Australia flight made a delayed landing at Sydney Airport today after two aborted approaches due to bad weather and a technical issue.
Flight VA916 departed Brisbane at 7.44am local time and was due to arrive in Sydney at 9.40am AEDT.
However FlightRadar data shows the plane circled the Sydney coastline twice in a "go around" for close to an hour before eventually landing at 10.45am.
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Flight VA916 landed in Sydney after taking off from Brisbane about 7.44am. FlightRadar
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The flight was delayed over two missed approaches.
The first landing was aborted was due to heavy rain and low cloud coverage, while the second was due to technical issue regarding the left wing, according to Virgin.
The plane landed safely with firefighters waiting on the tarmac as a safety precaution.
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