Visiting prime ministers face being stranded in Perth because of the snap grounding of the Qantas fleet.
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Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting media director Daniel Gleeson confirmed 17 heads of delegations had been booked to fly with Qantas and and that many had already been forced to make other travel arrangements.
Mr Gleeson would not confirm where the delegates were from but it has been reported Solomon Islands Prime Minister Danny Philip was among them.
CHOGM participants are expected to start leaving Perth this afternoon.
As well as the delegates, media representatives and police officers could be affected by the cancellation of all Qantas flights.
About 700 of the 1200 accredited media personnel covering the event are from interstate or overseas.
Police officers from across Australia and New Zealand were flown to Perth to assist with security for the event.
Visiting prime ministers face being stranded in Perth because of the snap grounding of the Qantas fleet.
