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Qantas Flight Turns Back After ‘Unusual Smell’, Crew Member Hospitalised

A cabin crew member has been taken to hospital after Qantas flight from Sydney to Wellington noticed unusual smell.

QF163 departed before 7:00pm last night but started to turn back one hour into its journey, landing back in Sydney at 9:30pm.

The cabin crew member was hospitalised to undergo medical checks as a precautionary measure.

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The airline said the pilot followed standard procedure and declared a priority landing.

The Boeing 737 was met by the aviation fire service on arrival in Sydney. There were no reports of smoke detected in the aircraft.

A Qantas spokesperson confirmed, “The aircraft landed safely and will be checked by engineers before returning to service.”

“Customers will be provided accommodation and re-accommodated onto the next available flight,” they said.

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