Qantas delays flights to avoid SpaceX rocket parts
- Qantas has delayed several flights over the Indian Ocean due to SpaceX rockets re-entering Earth's atmosphere.
- Some flights between Sydney and Johannesburg have faced delays of up to six hours, according to Qantas.
- South African Airways has also been impacted by SpaceX activity, as reported by The Guardian.
- Qantas is in contact with SpaceX to improve timing and location information for rocket re-entries, stated Ben Holland.
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Flights delayed up to six hours due to SpaceX rocket activity - Washington Examiner
Several Qantas Airline flights have been delayed over the last few weeks due to SpaceX rocket activity. Some flights between Johannesburg, South Africa, and Sydney, Australia, have been delayed as long as six hours after receiving a warning from the U.S. government “regarding the re-entry of SpaceX rockets over an extensive area of the Southern Indian Ocean.” Ben Holland, head of Qantas’s operations center, said the Australian airline had been g…
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