Hole Opens in Qantas 747 During Flight

The plane was traveling from Hong Kong to Melbourne today, and safely landed in Manila. All passengers and crew were reported to have been uninjured, though the memories of the hole and the decompressed cabin will surely linger. An airport official in Manila estimated the size of the hole at 7 1/2 feet to 9 feet in diameter. Qantas, of course, famously has never lost a jet in a crash.

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