<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A Qantas flight bound for </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title=" Melbourne"><span>Melbourne</span></a><span> has landed safely in Mildura after a technical issue forced it to turn around shortly after take-off.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Flight QF2079 had to make a priority landing at the airport in regional Victoria shortly following take-off at about 10.45am.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Flight map data showed the plane departing from Mildura Airport before flying in circles several times and returning to the airport.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/rain-to-soak-australia-this-week/d44e39b5-19ea-4e01-a534-840689b84018" target="_blank"><strong><span>Cold fronts to bring Australia-wide soaking this week</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The flight landed safely and no passengers or crew were injured.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Emergency services met the aircraft on arrival, which is standard procedure during a priority landing, Qantas said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The airline has not revealed what caused the technical issue, but clarified that it was not an emergency landing.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/qantas-flight-bound-for-melbourne-makes-priority-landing-mildura-technical-issue/bef93290-1c8e-4513-a911-3e49f4452d64" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Our pilots are highly trained to handle situations like this, and the flight has since landed safely in Mildura," a Qantas spokesperson said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We appreciate this would have been an unsettling experience for customers and thank them for their understanding."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The airline is working to place passengers on alternative flights.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Qantas engineers will inspect the aircraft before it returns to service.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></a><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>and</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></a><strong><span>.</span></strong></div></div>