Why this Qantas flight took a 870km detour from Wellington to Melbourne
TravelUpdated 22 Jun, 2022 08:48 PM2 minutes to read On a good day, a flight from Wellington to Melbourne takes three and a half hours. Unfortunately for passengers aboard QF172 on Tuesday, it was closer to five hours thanks to a 870-kilometre detour. The 737 Quantas aircraft performed a large arc detour up towards Norfolk …