Have not seen the news yet but this is an aritcle along the lines of what I heard earlier.
Qantas could go for being a hera to a villian very quickly if they are not careful
SYDNEY, Oct 14 AAP - Qantas Airways Ltd today stepped up its operation to fly home Australians injured in the Bali bomb blast and other tourists wanting to flee the Indonesian island. Two extra Qantas flights from Bali, expected to be carrying passengers injured in the nightclub blasts, will touch down in Sydney tonight. The extra flights, scheduled to land in Sydney at 8.20pm and 9.30pm (AEST), would bring the total of Qantas services to arrive in Sydney today to five, after three arrived earlier this morning, a Qantas spokesman said. He said all five, which included four extra flights in addition to the single, regular morning service, had a total of 1,400 seats. All were expected to be full. Each flight would carry extra Qantas staff to help those who have been working in the Denpasar airport as well as medical staff, including doctors and nurses. The spokesman also confirmed that any travellers who hold a return Qantas ticket to Bali will be able to board any Qantas flight. Qantas is also offering a special $US250 ($A458) one way fare from Bali to Sydney for those who may not hold a Qantas ticket, he said. "There are people who live in there (Bali) or there may be people who are with other airlines who wish to come to Sydney," the spokesman said. "If all the planes were full there would be 1,400 passengers." He said 3,000 Qantas customers were scheduled to be flying to and from Bali over the next week but that a number of these people could be Bali-bound travellers who have changed their plans because of the terrorist incident. "We will send over extra hands so that they can have a rest ... as well as doctors and medical staff who just volunteer in these circumstances," the spokesman said. Each week Qantas schedules 13 return flights to Bali, including four from Sydney, Perth and Darwin and one to Melbourne. In addition to tomorrow's regular flights from Bali, which include planes set to land at 8am (AEST) in Sydney and at 4.30am (local time) in Darwin, there will be an extra Perth service arriving at 5.20am (local time). The spokesman said the rescheduling of planes to accommodate those returning from Bali may cause minor disruption to other Qantas flights. "We are going to do everything we need to get the aircrafts there so we can get people back," he said. AAP
