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”.

SYDNEY (Reuters) -A Qantas Airways plane bound for Brisbane suffered an engine failure after take-off on Friday and circled for a short period of time before returning safely to Sydney Airport, the Australian airline said. Passengers heard a loud bang from one of the aircraft's two engines, Australian media reported.

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.