Qantas said that generally speaking, customers understand the nature of the delays on the flight to Johannesburg.

Qantas flights between Australia and Africa are being repeatedly delayed by falling space rocket debris. Travellers have been delayed repeatedly in recent weeks, as debris from SpaceX craft falls back to Earth over the southern Indian Ocean.

Qantas 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.

The re-entry of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets into the Southern Indian Ocean is heavily impacting Qantas’ Sydney to Johannesburg flight schedules causing delays of up to six hours.

Qantas has been forced to delay flights between Australia and South Africa after the US government warned the airline about the risk of SpaceX rocket parts re-entering the atmosphere in the southern Indian Ocean.

The modern space race is causing headaches for Australian travellers at much lower altitudes, and billionaire Elon Musk is at the heart of it.

Several Qantas Airline flights have been delayed over the last few weeks due to SpaceX rocket activity. Some flights between Johannesburg, South Africa, and Sydney, Australia, have been delayed as long as six hours after receiving a warning from the U.