A Qantas Boeing 737 issued a distress call after suffering an engine failure, but fortunately the flight has landed safely in Sydney.

(Reuters)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] A Qantas Boeing 737 flying from New Zealand to Sydney was in critical condition due to an engine failure. Landed safely in Sydney at 30:00.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, Qantas issued a statement pointing out that Qantas flight 144 took off from Auckland, New Zealand at 2:00 p.m. local time today (18th), and was expected to fly to Sydney, Australia. A mechanical failure occurred during the 1-hour voyage, and only one set of engines remained running, and then a distress signal was issued.

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Qantas pointed out that although flight 144 issued a distress signal at first, it has been downgraded to "may require assistance". At present, the flight has landed safely in Sydney, and the subsequent mechanical failure is still to be investigated.

According to the Australian Aviation Services Bureau, when a flight is in serious and imminent danger and requires immediate assistance, a distress signal is issued. Once a call is made, traffic controllers will alert the aviation rescue, fire and emergency services and provide Give detailed information to the pilot to assist the flight to deal with emergency problems.