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Jetstar plane fills with smoke and diverts

Video shot by a passenger showed smoke in the cabinet as staff prepared to get passengers off the aircraft on landing.

Jetstar said there had been a technical fault with an engine.

The budget airline denied it was an emergency landing and said smoke entered the cabin only after the plane landed.

But some passengers reported hearing a noise and smoke filling the cabin while the plane was still in the air.

Passenger Nick Trompf told the Courier Mail it had been "pretty scary",

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Fiji, Jetstar join forces opening up opportunities in SE Asia for Pacific travellers

The new commercial agreement between the Fijian and the Jetstar Group of branded airlines including Jetstar Airways, Jetstar Asia, Jetstar Japan and Jetstar Pacific will connect Fiji Airways’ newly launched Singapore to Nadi route, with more than 21 destinations on Jetstar’s network from Singapore, including the Philippines.

Fiji Airways commenced twice-weekly direct flights to Singapore on April, creating the first ever direct flights between Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. 

Jetstar had people move seats as plane was 'off balance'

The incident occurred on 29 October and is now the subject of an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation.

During takeoff from Melbourne, the crew noticed the plane was "nose-heavy" as they attempted to get the Airbus A-321 off the ground.

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