QR Dulles Flight Emergency Landing in Azores
Dec 4, 2016, 10:14 am
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QR Dulles Flight Emergency Landing in Azores
QR flight 708 bound for Doha from Washington Dulles made an emergency landing at Lajes Air Base in Azores, Portugal at around 2 a.m EST. According to American Bazaar the plane hit a massive air pocket and says one person suffered a heart attack while there were other injuries. See Washington Post story and the American Bazaar stories below.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.bac734e08beb
https://www.americanbazaaronline.com...anding-azores/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.bac734e08beb
https://www.americanbazaaronline.com...anding-azores/
Last edited by saveri; Dec 4, 2016 at 11:01 am
Dec 4, 2016, 12:09 pm
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Sounds like an unfortunate experience, and evidently some damage to the plane was incurred - otherwise why else send another plane to the base.
Alternatively, the plane was sent from another US destination, as the IAD flight wasn't that busy.
Hope all passengers and crew make a full recovery.
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Sounds like an unfortunate experience, and evidently some damage to the plane was incurred - otherwise why else send another plane to the base.
Alternatively, the plane was sent from another US destination, as the IAD flight wasn't that busy.
Hope all passengers and crew make a full recovery.
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Dec 4, 2016, 1:30 pm
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I'm flying on the aircraft involved in the incident (A7-BAN) in a few hours CAI-DOH 
(it's currently operating DOH-CAI).
Let's hope any turbulence-related damage to the aircraft has been identified and remedied.
(it's currently operating DOH-CAI).Let's hope any turbulence-related damage to the aircraft has been identified and remedied.