London-bound Cathay flight with engine trouble makes emergency stop in Chongqing

Pilot grounds Boeing 777 jet in mainland China airport over oil pressure hitch

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A passenger photographed the Cathay Pacific plane that made an emergency landing in a mainland Chinese city en-route to London. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Published: 11:00am, 23 Apr 2016Updated: 4:53pm, 24 Apr 2016

A London-bound Cathay Pacific flight was forced to divert yesterday morning after experiencing engine problems.

Flight CX255 diverted to Chongqing shortly after 4am on Saturday after taking-off from Hong Kong just after midnight. The flight’s 248 passengers arrived in the UK 12 hours later than scheduled at 6pm local time.

According to one passenger, called Kelvin, on the flight posted on a FlyerTalk forum that the aircraft landed “surrounded by emergency vehicles” after the oil pressure on one of the Boeing 777’s two engines dropped below minimum safety standards.

The 33-year-old Hong Kong-based business class passenger, travelling to London for a holiday, shared a detailed account of the situation with the Sunday Morning Post.

“We were just over Chengdu when the captain came on and said we were returning to Hong Kong due to an engine problem, and we were turning back immediately,” he said.

“Less than two minutes later, the captain came on again and said that the problem appeared to be worse than he thought and we would be landing in Chongqing.

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London-bound Cathay flight with engine trouble makes emergency stop in Chongqing

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Pilot grounds Boeing 777 jet in mainland China airport over oil pressure hitch