A Qantas flight en route to Australia from London made an emergency stop in Manila on Friday after a loud bang punched a hole in the Boeing 747-400's fuselage, officials and passengers said according to AP. There were no injuries, but some of the 345 passengers vomited after disembarking, said Manila International Airport Authority deputy manager for operations Octavio Lina. In a statement from Sydney, Qantas confirmed the hole in its fuselage and said it was being inspected by engineers. A report by the Manila International Airport Authority quoting pilot John Francis Bartels, said an initial investigation indicated there was an «explosive decompression.» There were no details. Lina said the cabin's floor gave way, exposing some of the cargo beneath and part of the ceiling collapsed. «There is a big hole on the right side near the wing,» he said, adding it was 2.5 to 3 yards (meters) in diameter. Passengers who talked to the media at the airport described hearing an explosion and then oxygen masks were released.
