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A passenger plane en route from London to Melbourne has made an emergency landing in the Philippines after a large hole appeared in its fuselage.
Qantas Airways said its Boeing 747-400, with 346 passengers and 19 crew, diverted to Manila shortly after leaving Hong Kong and landed safely.
Engineers are investigating what caused the hole - about 2.5m to 3m in diameter - that led to cabin pressure problems.
An airport official said passengers looked scared and some were sick.
Airport authority spokesman Octavio Lina said part of the flooring near the affected section gave way, exposing some of the cargo below, and part of the ceiling also collapsed.
"Upon disembarkation, there were some passengers who vomited. You can see in their faces that they were really scared," he said.
'Gust of wind'
Passengers described hearing a large bang and feeling a rush of wind and debris through the cabin about an hour after Flight QF30 left Hong Kong at 0900 local time (0100 GMT).
The plane is reported to have rapidly lost altitude, falling from 40,000ft to about 25,000ft.
"Then everyone focused on getting their oxygen masks on," she said. "Everyone was calm and quiet and there was notable relief when we landed. Everyone applauded the pilot."
"We are very lucky we landed safely and no-one was hurt."
Dr June Kane, from Melbourne, told the Associated Press news agency: "There was a terrific boom and bits of wood and debris just flew forward into first (class) and the oxygen masks dropped down.
"It was absolutely terrifying, but I have to say everyone was very calm."
Other passengers reported seeing items flying out of the aircraft.
The flight, which had been due to arrive in Melbourne at 1145 GMT, landed in Manila just after 0300 GMT (1100 local time ).
Qantas chief executive Geoff Dixon said engineers were investigating what might have caused the hole in the fuselage.
He said Qantas had provided all passengers with accommodation and a replacement aircraft had been arranged.
PHOTO CAPTION:
Airport staff inspect damage under the aircraft
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