{"id":11349,"date":"2024-01-02T11:53:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T08:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=11349"},"modified":"2024-01-02T11:53:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T08:53:57","slug":"cathay-pacific-777-hong-kong-mumbai-declares-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=11349","title":{"rendered":"Cathay Pacific 777 Hong Kong-Mumbai Declares Emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the last few moments, a Cathay Pacific Boeing 777 flying from Hong Kong to Mumbai has declared an emergency.<\/p>\n

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Updates: Cathay Pacific 777 Hong Kong-Mumbai Declares Emergency\u2026.<\/h3>\n
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This is a developing story. Updates below.<\/p>\n

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<\/ins>UPDATE #1 @ 1506 UK time \u2013\u00a0Cathay Pacific<\/a>\u00a0flight CX663 from Hong Kong to Mumbai is descending through FL260 as Bangkok looks to be the diversion field for this emergency.<\/p>\n

UPDATE #2 @ 1507 UK time \u2013 As per\u00a0Planespotters<\/a>, B-KQE (The aircraft operating this flight), is a 10.8 year old Boeing 777-300ER that was delivered to the carrier back in March 2013.<\/p>\n

Of the 777-300ER variant, the carrier has 38 of them in the fleet, of which 34 are in active service, and four are currently parked, offering an average fleet age of 11.2 years.<\/p>\n

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