Qantas plane lands safely at the Sydney Airport after it issued mayday call

A Qantas flight from New Zealand landed at Sydney airport, according to tracking service Flightradar24, news agency Reuters reported. The flight had earlier issued a distress signal, authorities said.

A New South Wales state ambulance spokesperson said that it was on standby at the airport after the flight had issued a distress signal. An airport spokeswoman said the QF144 flight, a Boeing 737-838 from Auckland, had issued a mayday alert.

12 fire trucks were on standby as a precaution before the plane was due to land, the official informed.