INCIDENT Qantas #QFA933 declared an emergency after running low on fuel on approach to Perth

The pilots of a Qantas passenger jet were forced to declare a “mayday” after running low on fuel as they were put in a midair queue with other planes near Perth. Qantas Flight 933 made the emergency call several hundred kilometres east of Perth on Monday July 18th, which has since sparked an investigation by air safety authorities. The pilots’ decision to issue the mayday happened as inbound planes to Perth were put into holding patterns due to delays at the West Australian capital’s airport. The Qantas Boeing 737 aircraft had arrived within Perth airspace with an extra 20 minutes’ worth of fuel when air traffic controllers told the pilots that an expected holding period had extended to 16 minutes. The pilots were told that they would have to declare a mayday to get priority to land before four other planes circling Perth. The Qantas Boeing 737-838 aircraft, which had departed Brisbane more than five hours earlier, eventually landed safely at Perth Airport in what air-safety investigators describe as a “fuel mayday on descent”. A “fuel mayday” call by pilots is rare. Read more:https://www.airlive.net/incident-qantas-qfa933-declared-an-emergency-after-running-low-on-fuel-on-approach-to-perth/amp/