Qantas flight from Geraldton to Perth makes emergency landing over ‘technical issue’

Qantas flight QF1613 to Perth made an emergency landing in Geraldton on Friday morning.

The airline confirmed the Fokker 100 aircraft experienced a minor technical issue, which will be assessed before it the aircraft next filled with passengers.

“Our flight returned to Geraldton due to a minor technical issue,” Qantas said in a statement to 7NEWS.com.au.

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“Our pilots followed normal procedure and the aircraft landed safely.

“All passengers are being accommodated on other flights today.

“We apologise for the inconvenience to customers and thank them for their understanding.”

Travellers on the flight, which took off from the state’s Midwest, told ABC the issue became apparent 45 minutes into the flight.

“The captain took the mic and said, ‘There is a vibration on the left side of the plane, so stay calm and we go back to Geraldton to do an emergency landing,’” ABC reports.

“It dropped altitude, and we could see through the window that it was very near the ground, so it was a bit stressful.

“It was really strange. Everyone was calm. Nobody was speaking. Pretty calm but really anxious.”