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Danny Mok

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has launched an investigation after a toilet door came off mid-flight.
Photographs of the incident believed to have been taken by a passenger and circulating online showed a female flight attendant in a cabin crew seat with her hand holding the detached door.
Another image shows two individuals standing beside the door on the Airbus A350, seemingly offering assistance.
A caption accompanying the images said the door came off three minutes after take-off.
Flight tracking websites showed the flight landed at New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport 16 hours after it took off from Hong Kong at around 5pm on Monday.
In a reply to the Post on Tuesday, the airline said it was aware of the defective door on flight CX840.
“The defect was rectified and our engineering team is performing a follow-up investigation,” the statement added. “The safety of our customers and crew guides every decision we make. We apologise to our customers for the inconvenience caused.”


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Photographs of incident show female flight attendant seated in cabin crew seat with her hand holding detached door


Photographs of incident show female flight attendant seated in cabin crew seat with her hand holding detached door.


Toilet door comes off during 16-hour Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to New York

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Photographs of incident show female flight attendant seated in cabin crew seat with her hand holding detached door