SYDNEY » A Qantas superjumbo has taken off from Sydney on the first passenger flight for the airline’s A380s since a midair engine explosion earlier this month.

The flight marks the resumption of A380 services for the Australian airline, which grounded its fleet of six superjumbos after the engine disintegration shortly after one took off from Singapore on Nov. 4.

Qantas spokesman Tom Woodward said the flight left Sydney a few minutes late on Saturday but with no problems. It was headed for Singapore, then London.

The Nov. 4 incident was the most serious safety scare for the world’s newest and largest jetliner and prompted modifications to the Rolls-Royce engine used on 20 A380s by three airlines.