Tibet flight ‘fires’ before take-off, 122 survived, evacuated
Tibet flight “fire” – On May 12, the AP reported that at 08:09 local time in China. Airbus A319-115 aircraft Tibet Airlines A fire broke out before take-off (take-off) from Chongqing Jiangbei Airport in Chongqing to Linzhi in the Tibetan Autonomous Region. south west
As a result, 113 passengers and nine crew members had to be evacuated from the plane. Initially, several people had suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital.
A Tibet Airlines plane is seen in flames after an aborted take-off in Chongqing, China, on May 12, 2022. (Screengrab: Twitter/@baoshitie1)
Tibet Airlines said in a statement that the crew discovered an abnormality as the plane was about to take off from the airport. Before hurriedly notifying the captain, who immediately stopped the flight and ordered an evacuation. The cause is still under investigation.
The recall comes nearly two months after China Eastern Airlines Flight MU 5735 crashed in the mountainous region of southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Sunday. On March 21, 2022, 132 passengers and crew were killed, the cause is still pending an investigation of the flight data recorder (black boxes) of the two boxes found at the crash site.
Tibet Airlines said it happened at 8:09 a.m. (0009 GMT) as the flight to the city of Nyingchi in the Tibetan Autonomous Region was preparing to take off from the western city of Chongqing. (Screengrab: Twitter/@baoshitie1)
Rescue workers are seen at the site where an Airbus A319 plane of Tibet Airlines caught fire after an aborted takeoff, at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in Chongqing, China May 12, 2022. cnsphoto via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT.
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a passenger jet that veered off a runway during take-off and caught fire is seen in the aftermath in Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in southwestern China’s Chongqing Thursday, May 12, 2022. The Chinese passenger jet left the runway upon takeoff and caught fire in western China on Thursday morning, and several people were injured. (Liu Chan/Xinhua via AP)
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