Cathay Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing in Hong Kong, AP Says
Just saw this story:
June 13 (Bloomberg) -- A Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. plane heading for Tokyo made an emergency landing in Hong Kong after smoke was seen coming from the cockpit, the Associated Press reported, citing an airline spokeswoman. No injuries were reported, AP said. Any news, anyone? |
Friday the 13th takes its first victim then.:\ :\ :\ :uhoh:
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Cathay Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Hong Kong (Update1)
(Adds comment from airline in third paragraph.) June 13 (Bloomberg) -- A Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. plane heading for Tokyo made an emergency landing in Hong Kong after smoke detectors in the cabin were activated 10 minutes into the flight. The Airbus SAS A340-300, which was carrying 47 passengers and 12 crew, returned to the city's Chek Lap Kok airport at 5:30 p.m., 17 minutes after takeoff when a smoke detector lit up in the cabin crew's rest area, said airline spokeswoman Rosita Ng. ``For the sake of safety, the pilot returned to the airport,'' Ng said. No smoke was detected and nobody on board flight CX508 was injured during the incident, Ng said. The city's Civil Aviation Department is investigating the incident, said Tam Siu-man, a spokesman for the Hong Kong Airport Authority. |
The only alarming thing about this thread is the fact that there were only 47 pax o/b! Obviously SARS still has a hold on travel in the region.
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