Qantas flight lands at Sydney after mid-air mayday alert (update)

The incoming Qantas flight is believed to be carrying more than 100 passengers from New Zealand. - Reuters

SYDNEY (AFP): Ambulance services were called to Sydney airport on Wednesday (Jan 18) afternoon to meet an incoming Qantas plane that had issued a mid-air mayday alert.

The flight -- QF144 -- was believed to be carrying more than 100 passengers from New Zealand, an ambulance spokeswoman said.