Qatar Airways aircraft forced to divert to Pakistan

A Qatar Airways A350-900 jet scheduled on a route from India to Qatar was diverted to Pakistan’s largest city Karachi after smoke was detected in the aircraft’s cargo hold. 

Details behind the unexpected diversion

The A350-900 Qatar Airways aircraft was on a passenger flight between Delhi, India, and Doha, Qatar. On Qatar Airways’s website, the A350-900 is highly praised as an aircraft designed for “an optimal travel experience.”

The flight was expected to land at Hamad International Airport (DOH) approximately three hours after take-off at around 4 am on Monday2 PM. 

Qatar Airways A350-900
Qatar Airways operates the A350-900 on a variety of long-haul flights with 247 seats in economy. | © Qatar Airways via Twitter

The aircraft was flying over Khuzdar in the central part of Pakistan’s Balochistan Province when a smoke alarm indicated the presence of smoke in the cargo hold. 

The flight crew reacted quickly and professionally, swiftly declaring an emergency and diverting the aircraft to the nearest airport. 

The plane landed safely at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi at around 5:30 am (UTC), where it was met by local emergency services. Nobody on board was injured and passengers were served breakfast before boarding a “relief flight” to take them to their initial desired destination. 

A statement issued by the Middle-Eastern carrier provided more detail behind the diversion on Twitter. 

Whilst relatively a minor incident, it is also the first to involve the Qatar Airways Airbus A350 passenger plane in 2022. The airline has yet to provide further details regarding the cause and the severity of the smoke in the cargo hold. 

 

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Jasmine Adjallah
Jasmine Adjallah
Jr Reporter - Aspiring to work in a journalism, PR, Communications/media role, Jasmine is using her gap year as an opportunity to learn, gain experience and grow as a person. Interested in the sports, aviation and broadcasting world. At Travel Radar she is a Jr. Reporter working with the publication over Summer 2022.

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