North Korean plane catches fire - emergency landing in China
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North Korean plane catches fire - emergency landing in China
PYONGYANG, July 22 (Xinhua) -- A flight of Air Koryo, the national flag carrier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Friday made a forced landing in China's northeastern city of Shenyang after the plane caught fire, a passenger aboard told Xinhua.
The passenger said smoke appeared in the cabin about 30 minutes after takeoff from Pyongyang Sunan International Airport. The passengers were told that they should not panic and that the plane would temporarily land in Shenyang.
Later, oxygen masks dropped and several passengers began to have breathing difficulty because of the oxygen shortage in the cabin. The plane made a forced landing in Shenyang 10 minutes later.
Chinese ground staff said that the plane had caught fire. Passengers held up in Shenyang can either choose to check out from the airport or wait for Air Koryo to send another plane to pick them.
The plane was destined for Beijing.
Note: "the plane would temporarily land in Shenyang" ??
The passenger said smoke appeared in the cabin about 30 minutes after takeoff from Pyongyang Sunan International Airport. The passengers were told that they should not panic and that the plane would temporarily land in Shenyang.
Later, oxygen masks dropped and several passengers began to have breathing difficulty because of the oxygen shortage in the cabin. The plane made a forced landing in Shenyang 10 minutes later.
Chinese ground staff said that the plane had caught fire. Passengers held up in Shenyang can either choose to check out from the airport or wait for Air Koryo to send another plane to pick them.
The plane was destined for Beijing.
Note: "the plane would temporarily land in Shenyang" ??
Might that be a lost meaning in translation?
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Looks like it was JS151, a Tu-204 ('B-757ski' 
) scheduled FNJ-PEK:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/f...js151/#a6b3223
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...20160722/0027Z
) scheduled FNJ-PEK:https://www.flightradar24.com/data/f...js151/#a6b3223
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...20160722/0027Z
Dave, if you have issues with how Americans speak on the radio, take it to another thread. There are ample threads to choose from.
When a report has to cross one and possibly two different languages to be rendered into English (or another language) the meaning or context of a term can be lost in translation.
The term that came to us in English as "temporarily" may have meant something else in context when it was used in its native tongue.
That is why I asked the OP about that.
When a report has to cross one and possibly two different languages to be rendered into English (or another language) the meaning or context of a term can be lost in translation.
The term that came to us in English as "temporarily" may have meant something else in context when it was used in its native tongue.
That is why I asked the OP about that.
What's wrong with "temporarily"?. Its not common usage but it conveys (perhaps, under the circumstances a bit optimistically) the meaning that the flight will continue elsewhere in due course so in the case of a diversion it makes reasonable sense, quite unlike the example of landing "momentarily" which is hilariously nonsensical unless a touch and go really is intended.
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From that link, Suzeman, it appears that "catches fire" may be an inaccurate depiction of the event. If this is a precautionary landing, nobody hurt, then good and hopefully the sort out the defect that triggered the precautionary landing.
How did the Chinese ground staff know that it had caught fire? (Not the first time conflicting reports arrive for the same event ... )
How did the Chinese ground staff know that it had caught fire? (Not the first time conflicting reports arrive for the same event ... )
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And, with most international cabin crews, there is someone who speaks the languages of the departure and arrival countries. This might be very helpful with a divert to a station that does not have your own airline's ground staff.
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I am not sure about Shenyang, but when I flew with them from PEK-FNJ in 2013 (on the same aircraft involved in this incident) the check in and gate agents wore the little Kim Il Sun badges the North Koreans are decked with. I can't say for sure if they were JS staff or handling agents, but if they were the latter then that's dedication on their behalf.
