<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A Virgin Australia flight made a delayed landing at </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney-airport" rel="" target="_blank" title="Sydney Airport"><span>Sydney Airport</span></a><span> today after two aborted approaches due to bad weather and a technical issue.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Flight VA16 departed Brisbane at 7.44am local time and was due to arrive in Sydney at 9.40am AEDT.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However FlightRadar data shows the plane circled the Sydney coastline twice in a "go around" for close to an hour before eventually landing at 10.45am.</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>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/hurricane-melissa-landfall-jamaica-live-updates-most-powerful-storm-of-2025/39ea098e-c578-4dec-8d68-3a844c6d72e4" target="_blank"><strong><span>Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span></span><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/french-first-lady-brigitte-macron-plagued-by-deep-anxiety-over-false-claims-shes-a-man-daughter-reveals/362208e1-4930-47d8-879a-a4f690901b0f" target="_blank"><strong><span>First lady plagued by 'deep anxiety' over false claims she's a man</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The flight was delayed over two missed approaches.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The first landing was aborted was due to heavy rain and low cloud coverage, while the second was due to technical issue regarding the left wing, according to Virgin.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/virgin-flight-circles-sydney-after-weather-and-technical-issue-aborts-landing-twice/78a869b8-f88a-4125-9bc0-c0a5b230a2d5" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The plane landed safely with firefighters waiting on the tarmac as a safety precaution.</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" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><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></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>