Passengers on a Qantas flight from Sydney to Perth on Sunday used slides to evacuate the Airbus A330 after it was forced to return as the cabin filled with smoke (file photo). Passengers on a Qantas flight from Sydney to Perth, Australia, on Sunday used slides to evacuate the Airbus A330 after it was forced to return shortly after takeoff. And next thing he (pilot) goes, evacuate, evacuate, evacuate, like in a calm but firm, loud voice,'' said passenger Niamh Champion. *Correction: An earlier version of this story stated the flight was forced to return as the cabin filled with smoke. Qantas says the smoke did not appear in the cabin until the aircraft had landed and was at the gate.

Source: Stuff December 15, 2019 08:01 UTC