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Cathay Pacific flight to LA diverts to Alaska after aircraft fills with smoke Cathay Pacific flight to LA diverts to Alaska after aircraft fills with smoke
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A Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles with nearly 300 people on board diverted to a remote US military airport in Alaska’s Aleutian islands on Wednesday due to smoke in the aircraft, airline officials said. A Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles with nearly 300 people on board diverted to a remote US military airport in Alaska’s Aleutian islands on Wednesday owing to smoke in the aircraft, airline officials said.
All 276 passengers and 18 crew members on board flight CX884, a Boeing 777-300ER, were safe, the airline said.All 276 passengers and 18 crew members on board flight CX884, a Boeing 777-300ER, were safe, the airline said.
US Federal Aviation administration spokesman Ian Gregor said the emergency landing went without incident before dawn at Eareckson air station in Shemya, Alaska. A US Federal Aviation Administration spokesman, Ian Gregor, said the emergency landing had gone without incident before dawn at Eareckson air station in Shemya, Alaska.
Remote and often frigid, Shemya is one of the westernmost islands in the Aleutians, more than 1,400 miles (2,300km) from Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage.Remote and often frigid, Shemya is one of the westernmost islands in the Aleutians, more than 1,400 miles (2,300km) from Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage.
The aircraft was inspected and deemed safe to fly again, and the passengers were taken to Anchorage, said Jennifer Pearson, a spokeswoman for Cathay Pacific. The aircraft was inspected and deemed safe to fly again, and the passengers were taken to Anchorage, according Jennifer Pearson, a spokeswoman for Cathay Pacific.
The airline dispatched another aircraft from Hong Kong to pick up the passengers in Anchorage and fly them to Los Angeles, airline officials said.The airline dispatched another aircraft from Hong Kong to pick up the passengers in Anchorage and fly them to Los Angeles, airline officials said.
A Boeing representative declined to comment, referring questions on the incident to the airline. A Boeing representative declined to comment, referring questions to the airline.