Falling debris from Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets is causing flights to be delayed across the world
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Flights between Johannesburg and Sydney have been impacted, one airline said. Some flights are abruptly delayed due to falling debris from Elon Musk’s Space Xrockets that are re-entering the earth, Qantas said. Musk, the world’s richest person, is the founder of Space X.
“While we try to make any changes to our schedule in advance, the timing of recent launches have moved around at late notice which has meant we’ve had to delay some flights just prior to departure. Our teams notify customers of changes to their flight as soon as we know it will be impacted,” Holland continued.
The airline said it was in contact with Space X to see if the company can “refine the areas and time windows for the rocket re-entries to minimize future disruption,” Holland said. The Independent has reached out to Qantas, South African Airways and Space X for more information.
