Saudi plane makes emergency landing at Karachi airport

Karachi, Dec 25 (PTI) A Saudi chartered plane with 72 people on board made an emergency landing here today after developing a nose wheel problem, forcing closure of the city airport for all domestic and international flights.
The aircraft was flying from Tabuk in Saudi Arabia to Quetta, the capital of Pakistan''s Balochistan province.

It was diverted to Karachi after the pilot alerted authorities about the nose wheel problem, Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Pervez George said.

After two attempts, the plane landed at Karachi airport shortly before 10 am local time.

The aircraft''s nose wheel failed to deploy and it remained on the airport''s main runway hours after the landing.
Footage on television showed the plane standing on the runway.

Officials told the media that the problem had been compounded as the aircraft came down on the main runway, following which the airport was closed to all domestic and international flights.

They did not say how long the airport would remain closed.

Several flights were cancelled and some were diverted to other airports.

Breaking! Russian flight makes emergency landing in Karachi

The plane landed in Karachi because its wheels were not unfolding. The pilot informed the control room and diverted the plane to Karachi immediately.

According to Civil Aviation Authority, all emergency arrangements had been made at the airport before the landing. All the passengers of the plane remained unhurt.

Cathay jet makes emergency landing in Moscow

Hong Kong: Cathay Pacific Airways says one of its jets was forced to make an emergency landing in Moscow after smoke was detected in the cockpit. 

The Hong Kong-based airline said the Boeing 747-400 was about four hours into its flight from London to Hong Kong when the pilot was forced to land in Moscow on Saturday morning. 


Cathay said none of the 197 passengers or 21 crew were injured. The airline did not say what caused the smoke. Hong Kong broadcaster RTHK said passengers on board reported that people sitting near the cockpit were moved farther away because of the smoke. 

The incident is similar to one earlier this month at Shanghai's airport, when a Cathay 747 preparing to take off was evacuated because of smoke in the cabin. 

Dua Pendaratan Darurat dalam Dua Hari

KARACHI, KOMPAS.com - Dua insiden pendaratan darurat pesawat penumpang komersial terjadi dalam dua hari berturut-turut di Moskwa, Rusia, Sabtu (24/12/2011), dan di Karachi, Pakistan, Minggu (25/12/2011). Tak ada korban jiwa maupun luka dalam dua insiden tersebut.

Insiden pertama melibatkan pesawat penumpang Boeing 747-400 milik maskapai penerbangan Cathay Pacific. Menurut pernyataan resmi maskapai tersebut, sekitar empat jam dan 10 menit setelah pesawat tinggal landas dari London, Inggris, Jumat malam, pilot mendeteksi asap di dalam kokpit.

"Kapten pilot memutuskan mengalihkan penerbangan ke Moskwa karena mendeteksi asap di dalam kabin," demikian pernyataan Cathay Pacific. Pesawat dengan tujuan Hong Kong itu membawa 197 penumpang dan 21 awak.

Ini adalah insiden kedua munculnya asap dalam kabin di pesawat Cathay Pacific, setelah awal bulan ini sebuah pesawat lain mengalami hal yang sama dan membatalkan proses tinggal landas di Bandara Internasional Pudong, Shanghai, China.

Tanpa roda

Insiden kedua terjadi hari Minggu, setelah sebuah pesawat MD-83 milik perusahan carter dari Arab Saudi melakukan pendaratan tanpa roda (belly landing) di Bandara Karachi, Pakistan. Pesawat yang berisi 72 orang itu terbang dari kota Tabuk, bagian utara Arab Saudi, menuju Quetta di Pakistan.

Di tengah jalan, pilot mengetahui salah satu roda depan pesawat macet. Pilot pun memutuskan berbelok ke Pakistan dan mendaratkan pesawat tanpa roda. Juru bicara Otoritas Penerbangan Sipil Pakistan Perves George mengatakan, seluruh penumpang dan awak selamat dalam insiden itu.