Prince Harry, the plane of the duchess Meghan aborts a few moments before landing in Sydney

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had to face an aerial alert on Friday when their return flight to Australia was forced to halt his landing to avoid another plane on the runway.

A Qantas aircraft carrying Prince Harry and his wife, the former Meghan Markle, was downhill and about 200 feet from the Sydney runway when it suddenly began to flip through the air, said the NBC News correspondent Keir Simmons, who was traveling on the plane with the press pool covering the royal couple.

"Everything was relaxed, people were tied up inside, waiting to land in a few seconds, then suddenly the plane stopped and then started riding very, very fast. quickly, "he told TODAY'S HUI.

The pilot of the plane, Nigel Rosser, then explained to the passengers what had happened.

"There was a plane that was a little too slow to drive and which unfortunately did not clear the runway. We were too close and the decision was made to stop the landing, "said the pilot.

A few minutes later, the plane landed safely, Harry and Meghan departing as if nothing had happened.

"They were relaxed, they were smiling, they were laughing," Simmons said. "They did not seem to be shaken."

The newlyweds returned to Australia after a visit to Tonga as part of their 16-day international tour. There, Harry and Megan met with the Prime Minister of the Polynesian Island and another couple of royalty members, King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau & # 39; u.

The Tupou College Boys choir also performed the serenade and performed a song to help keep the Duke and Duchess away.

The song had a lot of buzzing that seemed to amuse a little Meghan.

Much has been said about Meghan's visit to Tonga and, a few days ago, to Fiji, two Pacific islands where the Zika virus is present.

Zika, which is transmitted by some mosquitoes, is particularly dangerous for pregnant women because it can cause serious birth defects. Meghan is pregnant with her first child, a news announced just after the couple's arrival in Australia last week.

Back in Sydney, Harry and Meghan could attend an Invictus game, the Paralympic-style competition the Prince helped create for injured veterans, which began last week. The couple travels to New Zealand on Sunday.

Eun Kyung Kim