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Dubai-bound Emirates flight forced to turn back to Adelaide

The Emirates plane left Adelaide late Monday and had not reached the West Australian border when pilots turned back; the passengers got a very long taxi.

On air: Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson on Wake Up, America
Published 5:50 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by ABC Australia: “Dubai-bound Emirates flight forced to turn back to Adelaide Airport”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 5:50 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson.
Topics: Adelaide.
BBN covered this story before: Carrie Finale, Jost Sitcom, and Oscars 2027 Race (October 8).

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ABC AustraliaDubai-bound Emirates flight forced to turn back to Adelaide Airport

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDrivers, here's a trip report from Adelaide: an Emirates flight to Dubai took off at ten thirty-five Monday night, and the pilots turned it around before it even reached the West Australian border, according to ABC Australia.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistTurned around! That's a U-turn at thirty-seven thousand feet, and nobody even honked!
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMy pet peeve is the guy who misses his exit and backs up, so this plane is my hero.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistNow Chicago: sixty-eight and clear right now, then cloudy tomorrow, high of sixty-three, fifty-three percent chance of rain!
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFifty-three percent.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistNew York is cloudy, seventy-five, sixteen percent rain, and Los Angeles is eighty-four with zero rain, so my peeve is people who merge like it's a dare.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI give it ten honks out of ten, because it flew for hours and parked right back in the same spot.

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