Cathay Pacific flight makes emergency landing in Russia after fire alarm activated on board
Airlines has not confirmed if there was a fire on the Hong Kong-bound flight from London, but says it is working to bring crew and passengers back home
A Cathay Pacific flight carrying 230 passengers and crew from London to Hong Kong was forced to divert to Russia on Wednesday morning after its fire indicator signal was activated.
The incident happened about six hours after the Boejing 777-300ER aircraft departed from London at about 2am on Wednesday.
The emergency landing in Russia was due to the activation of an alert on the flight deck to a possible fire in the cargo compartment at the rear of the aircraft, according to the company.
“At this time, there is no evidence that there was a fire in the aft cargo hold,” Cathay Pacific said in a statement.
It mentioned that the safety of the passengers and crew was top priority.
The flight landed safely at Novosibirsk International Airport in Russia, according to the airline.