'God, what is that?': Passengers reveal mid-air fright as flames shoot from engine

Home / New ZealandCherie HowieReporter·NZ Herald·5 Sep, 2026 08:01 AM3 mins to read‌Onlookers were stunned as flames appeared from a Qantas plane after its Queenstown airport take-off. Video / SuppliedPassengers on board a Qantas flight diverted after flames shot from its engines shortly after taking off from Queenstown have spoken about their mid-air fears.

Sydney-based Kiwi nurse Ange Taranto was in a row7 window seat on the left side of the Sydney-bound Boeing 737 when shortly after take-off –

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'God, what is that?': Passengers reveal mid-air fright as flames shoot from engine

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