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Qantas has been forced to delay flights between Australia and South Africa, after the US government warned it about the trajectory of SpaceX rockets re-entering the atmosphere in the southern Indian Ocean.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Australian airline said it had postponed several flights between Johannesburg and Sydney over the past few weeks. The delays have lasted between one and six hours.
Ben Holland, head of Qantas’s operations centre, said: “While we try to make any changes to our schedule in advance, the timing of recent launches have moved around at late notice which has meant we’ve had to delay some flights just prior to departure.”
He added: “We’re in contact with SpaceX to see if they can refine the areas and time windows for the rocket re-entries to minimise future disruption to our passengers on the route.”
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