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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Daisy Dumas

FOUND: Perth airport runway undergoes emergency repairs after qantas plane takeoff | Mind Blowing Facts

Qantas aircraft and airport infrastructure behind silhouettes of passengers
Qantas aircraft at Perth airport. Maintenance works on a damaged runway were completed on Monday morning, an airport spokesperson said. Photograph: Richard Wainwright/EPA

An accelerating Qantas plane has caused extensive damage to a Perth runway, forcing its closure and emergency repairs.

Video of Singapore-bound QF71’s takeoff at about midday on Sunday shows the plane increasing speed as a large part of Perth airport’s main runway lifts up behind the plane.

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