Qantas jet makes emergency landing

Over 30 people were injured, some with broken bones and lacerations, when a Qantas passenger jet flying from Singapore to Perth struck turbulence yesterday and had to make an emergency landing at a remote Australian airport, officials said.

"While cruising in level flight, the aircraft experienced a sudden in-flight upset, resulting in injuries to a number of cabin crew and passengers, primarily in the rear of the aircraft," the Australian Air Transport Safety Bureau said in a statement.

"The crew declared a MAYDAY and diverted the aircraft to Learmonth, near Exmouth ... where it landed without further incident," it said.