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On August 26, an Air China flight from London to Beijing was diverted to Russia due to a failure. Passengers stopped at the local airport and transferred to a domestic flight and returned home smoothly. On the 27th, passengers shared their special experiences with Jiemu News reporters.
On the morning of the 27th, China International Airlines said through social platforms: On August 26, flight CA856 from London to Beijing suffered a mechanical failure during the flight, and the crew handled it safely according to procedures. In order to ensure passenger service, Air China diverted its aircraft to the alternate airport on the same day to carry out follow-up flight tasks. The diverted flight successfully arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport at 4:40 on August 27.
The above flight departed from London Heathrow Airport, when the aircraft flew to the territory of Russia, landed at 8:17 p.m. on August 26 Beijing time at Russian sub-Valtovsk airport.
On the 27th, a blogger shared her personal experience in the form of a video. After being diverted to the Russian airport, passengers waited on the plane for about three hours. After that, she learned that there was a plane flying from China to pick up passengers. They all got off the plane together and continued to wait on the ground of the airport. The local area prepared folding beds for each passenger to rest, and also provided free Russian pies, noodles and rice. "I was a little nervous at first, but it has become a reality. I felt that I need to calm down and face it calmly. I also met a few friends. Everyone on the plane did not panic and cooperated very well," the blogger told reporters.
Russian locality (Source: Little Red Book @ Konan Matilda video capture)
At around 11pm Beijing time on the 26th, passengers changed planes to return home. Before leaving, Russian staff prepared refrigerator stickers, chocolates and other souvenirs for them. In the video, an airport ground crew member said in English: China we love you (China, I love you). "I felt the friendship across borders, everyone found fun in the difficulties, and thought it was a wonderful encounter." The blogger told reporters that she also said that she received a notice from Air China to compensate 600 euros in accordance with the relevant terms.
Source: Jimu News (Reporter: Liu Chenchen)