Qantas to match Virgin with ‘Economy Plus’ domestic seating

On Sunday, several aviation experts questioned why damage to the engine would have prevented the landing gear from lowering or why the ‘wall’ containing the instrument landing system was placed so close to the start of the runway.

Flight FJ971 touched down in Cairns at 11:43am on Tuesday aboard the 737 MAX 8 DQ-FAB, taking off again for Nadi as FJ970 shortly after 1pm. The new non-stop service, operating three times per week, is expected to add around 53,000 seats to the market.