KARACHI – A Doha-bound Qatar Airways flight from New Delhi made anemergency landing at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi after pilotdetected smoke in the cargo hold of the plane.
A spokesperson of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) confirmedthe development, adding that the airline had sent an alternative plane totake the passengers to Doha.
Reports in Indian media said that the flight QR579 had taken off from theDelhi airport at 3.20am (India time) on Monday and it made emergencylanding at Karachi at 5.30am.
“The aircraft landed safely at Karachi where it was met by emergencyservices and passengers disembarked orderly via stairs,” the India Timesquoted the airline as saying in a statement.
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“The incident is currently under investigation and a relief flight is beingarranged to transport passengers onwards to Doha,” the airline added.
The emergency landing of the Qatar Airways flight did not disruptoperations at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.
