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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

Qantas Sydney-London flight diverted to Azerbaijan after smoke detected on board

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More than 400 passengers and crew who were expecting to be lining up for passport control at Heathrow airport are instead on the shore of the Caspian Sea – with little clarity about when they might complete their journey from Australia to the UK.

Their plane was diverted to Baku in Azerbaijan, reportedly due to a warning of a fire in a cargo hold.

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