Qatar Airways A350 diverted to Pakistan due to smoke in cargo hold

 

A Qatar Airways Airbus A350 en route to Doha was forced to divert to Karachi after cargo hold smoke indication.

The A350 was performing a flight from Delhi to Doha as flight QR-579 when the occurrence forced it to divert to Karachi. The aircraft was met by emergency service in Karachi, and they found evidence of heat and fire in one of the containers.

In a statement, Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority’s spokesperson said:

“The pilot requested to make an emergency landing, and the control tower and CAA personnel responded immediately given the nature of the problem.”

No injuries were reported, and the passengers disembarked the aircraft via mobile stairs and were bussed to the terminal. Passengers reached Doha on replacement flight QR3139 with a delay of about 9 hours.

“Qatar Airways flight QR579 from Delhi to Doha on March 21 diverted to Karachi, having declared an emergency due to the indication of smoke detected in the cargo hold. The aircraft landed safely at Karachi where it was met by emergency services, and passengers disembarked orderly via stairs,” Qatar Airways said.

Jet2 LS895 from Manchester forced to divert after an ‘out of control woman’ slapped other passengers

 

A Jet2 flight heading from Manchester to Turkey was forced to divert to Vienna after an “out of control” woman became disruptive and slapped other passengers.

A plane was forced to divert after an “out of control” woman became aggressive and allegedly slapped another passenger on board.

The Jet2 flight headed to Antalya, Turkey left Manchester at around 9.15am Monday morning – with an expected flight time of nearly four-and-a-half hours.

But as the flight #LS895 pushed over the half-way mark, an incident involving a “disruptive” passenger forced the pilot to divert to Vienna.

Passengers had to wait on-board in the Austrian capital before setting off for Antalya for a second time at 1pm -with the plane finally touching down at 3pm.

A man got up to try and calm the situation before taking her to the back of the plane.

As the plane landed, the woman was said to have slapped another passenger as she was getting off.