The Qantas plane on the tarmac at Ohakea RNZAF Base. Passengers on a Qantas flight from Melbourne, Australia, are being let off the plane after hours stuck on the tarmac at Ōhakea air force base, a passenger confirmed at 7pm. #QF171 Can’t leave plane because no customs, can’t fly plane as broken, can’t get replacement plane (easily at least) as at air base. "Can't leave plane because no customs, can't fly plane as broken, can't get replacement plane (easily at least) as at air base. — Ryan Newington [MVP] 🇦🇺 (@RyanLNewington) November 16, 2019Another person on the flight said passengers were "sitting on the tarmac in the sun, getting extremely hot in the plane".

Source: Stuff November 16, 2019 05:15 UTC