An Airbus A380 from Australia to South Africa took passengers on a 9-hour flight to nowhere after a satellite issue

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An Airbus A380 from Australia to South Africa took passengers on a 9-hour flight to nowhere after a satellite issue

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A Qantas Airbus A380.
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A Qantas flight to South Africa returned to Australia after nine hours.
The Airbus A380 reportedly had over 400 passengers on board.
A tech issue prevented it from continuing to fly over large bodies of water, News.com.au…

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