When the news came in this morning around 11.45am (GMT +8) from Indonesia, all major news channels such as CNN, BBC, CNBC Asia, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, Sky News and even Reuters reported that the Aussie plane carrying 459 people has crashed over the Batam Island, Indonesia which is located in the south of Singapore. But of course, this is not true.
The aircraft involved is the European made Airbus A380-800 which has 2 floors and this Qantas whalejet is powered by 4 Rolls-Royce engines. All 6 Airbus A380-800 including the one involved in this incident has been grounded indefinitely.
This plane originated from London-Heathrow and it stopped in Singapore for more than 1 hour for refueling before continuing its last leg of flight for the day to Sydney.
Part of the number 2 engine is gone
Part of the wing is damaged as well. Picture was taken by a fellow passenger as soon the the plane landed safely at Changi, Singapore.
A closer look at the damage on the left wing
Debris found in Indonesia
Pictures taken right after landing just now ...
This is the plane that involved in this incident
This is where the plane was when the explosion happened
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