Original title: an international flight of Sichuan Airlines made an emergency alternate landing in Shenzhen, suspected of discharging 30 tons of oil in the air
Just now, the reporter received the news that because a passenger on the flight had a sudden illness, flight 3u601 from Chengdu to Melbourne made an alternate landing at Shenzhen Bao'an airport today.
It was reported that at about 6 a.m. today, when the flight was about to cross over Shenzhen, a Hong Kong passenger in the cabin had a heart attack, resulting in the emergency alternate landing of the flight at Shenzhen Bao'an airport. 30 tons of fuel was released in the air before the alternate landing.
For whether 30 tons of fuel was released before alternate landing, the person of Sichuan Airlines said that it was not clear and needed to be further verified. However, industry insiders believe that international flights carry more fuel, and in order to ensure the safety of alternate landing, fuel will be released in the air before alternate landing.
The civil aviation spirit of "reverence for life, responsibility and regulations" shown in the popular "captain of China" is once again reflected on today's flight 3u601.
The reporter learned from the flight attendant system that today's flight 3u601 originally planned to take off from Chengdu at 1:50 a.m. today, but actually took off from Shuangliu International Airport at 2:53 a.m. after flying in the air for 3 hours and 37 minutes, it alternate to Shenzhen Bao'an airport at 6:30 a.m. today. The reason displayed by the system is' passenger reason '. The flight trajectory diagram shows that the flight turned back when it was about to cross over Shenzhen and circled in the air for a while before landing.
At 10:15 a.m., a relevant person of Sichuan Airlines told reporters that today's direct flight from Chengdu to Melbourne had indeed landed at Shenzhen airport at about 6:30 a.m. due to the sudden illness of passengers. At present, the passengers have been rushed to the local hospital for treatment. According to the relevant requirements of international flights, other passengers on board have not got off the plane and are waiting for the flight to take off again. The flight is scheduled to take off again from Shenzhen airport at 10:30 a.m. and fly to Melbourne.