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.

Australian flag carrier Qantas has had to delay several flights on the Sydney-Johannesburg route over the past few weeks on the U.S. government's advice regarding the re-entry of SpaceX rockets over a part of the southern Indian Ocean,

Australian airline Qantas’ South Africa flights are being disrupted by falling space junk. It says the Sydney to Johannesburg flights are being delayed because of debris entering the atmosphere in part of the southern Indian Ocean The flights cross a section of the southern Indian Ocean that SpaceX uses for re-entry due to its remote location.

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.

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.

Australian Airline, Qantas has been forced to delay several flights from Sydney to Johannesburg over that few weeks due to SpaceX rockets re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.