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Qantas delays flights to avoid debris from SpaceX rockets

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Qantas Airways has been forced to delay some flights between Australia and South Africa in recent weeks following a warning from the US government about SpaceX rocket debris reentering the Earth’s atmosphere over the Southern Indian Ocean.

Recent rocket launches have changed their timing at short notice, which in turn has forced Qantas to postpone flights right before departure, Ben Holland, the head of the airline’s operations centre, said in a statement on Tuesday.

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