Airbus A380 pulled after engine failure

QANTAS Airways and Singapore Airlines suspended flights of Airbus A380 superjumbos yesterday after engine failure forced an emergency landing in Singapore.

One passenger reported hearing a “massive bang” before the aircraft turned back and Indonesian TV showed pictures of debris on the ground near Batam airport which it said belonged to the Qantas plane.

Authorities said none of the 459 people on board the Qantas flight were hurt in the most serious incident for the world’s largest passenger plane in three years of commercial flight.