Perth emergency plane landing: Virgin Australia passenger jet forced to land after circling the city

A Virgin Australia plane has been forced to make an emergency landing at the same airport it took off from after ‘technical issues’. 

Flight VA469 was scheduled to depart from Perth for Brisbane after 1pm on Wednesday.

But shortly after takeoff something went wrong with the passenger jet it began circling the city below to burn off excess fuel before landing just after 3pm.

Passengers were told there was a problem with the hydraulic flaps on the Boeing 737’s wings.

Virgin flight VA469 was forced to make an emergency landing in Perth after flying in the same airspace for more than an hour (pictured, a Virgin Australia passenger plane)

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The Boeing 737 circled around Rottnest Island and the ocean near Perth’s coastline to burn off fuel before landing 

The plane circled around Rottnest Island and off the coast of Perth to burn off fuel and wait for clearance to land.

Due to the nature of the technical issue, the pilots could only use their brakes upon landing.

Airport fire crews were on the scene in the off chance the plane caught on fire. 

The Boeing 737 landed back at the airport without issue at around 3:05pm.

Engineers are now looking at the aircraft, which will remain grounded. 

Virgin Australia said the passengers onboard the aborted flight would be put on a new flight that’s scheduled to leave Perth Airport at 7:05pm local time 

A Virgin Australia spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia: ‘We are working to recover guests on another flight to Brisbane today.’ 

‘The safety of our guests and crew is our top priority. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience.’ 

Passengers onboard the flight will be put on a new flight that is scheduled to depart the airport at 7:05pm local time.