‘Aircraft malfunction’: Chinese domestic flight makes emergency landing in Nanjing; passengers report burning smell

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A Chinese domestic flight of Shandong Airlines was pressured to make an emergency landing in Nanjing on Friday after a number of passengers reported a burning odour, in accordance with the South China Morning Post.Flight SC4667 en route from Qingdao to Shanghai diverted again to Nanjing after it skilled an “aircraft malfunction”. The airline mentioned the scenario was managed fastidiously to make sure passenger security.“All affected passengers have been properly accommodated, and another aircraft has been dispatched to operate subsequent flights,” Shandong Airlines mentioned in a social media put up.

A passenger quoted by South China Morning Post shared on social media that one thing seemed to be caught in the plane’s left engine.Recalling the incident, the passenger described being terrified and famous the airplane shaking facet to facet by about 10 levels.The captain introduced the emergency landing in Nanjing, which the passenger mentioned was carried out very easily.The traveler additionally praised the crew’s dealing with of the scenario, writing, “Thumbs up to the Shandong Airlines pilots.”