The ABC reporter said he had been flying for decades and been across the world for the broadcaster, but “that big bang as the wheels were leaving the ground and the shudder, that was like nothing I have ever felt”.

A Qantas flight has made an emergency landing at Sydney Airport following what the airline's engineers confirmed was a contained engine failure on a flight to Brisbane. Earlier this afternoon, a Qantas 737 aircraft landed after a loud bang was heard following take-off.