Today (December 9), some netizens posted ** that China Eastern Airlines flight MU533 returned to Shanghai Pudong Airport due to "mechanical failure". Related** shows that the aircraft took measures to drain fuel during landing.
On the same day, the customer service of China Eastern Airlines told the reporter that the flight returned to Shanghai Pudong Airport at 11:40, and at 14:03 it had changed planes and took off again, and the reason for the return was not known for the time being. "The company quickly deployed capacity and replaced the aircraft. The company apologizes for any inconvenience caused. ”
The passenger reported that the China Eastern Airlines flight had a malfunction and returned home.
On the morning of December 9, a passenger claiming to be on flight MU533 said that the flight returned to Shanghai Pudong Airport due to a "mechanical failure". **Shows that the aircraft took refueling measures during landing. The in-cabin radio reminded that "due to mechanical problems, we were unable to fly to London as planned, and now we have confirmed that we will return to Shanghai Pudong Airport for an alternate landing".
According to the ** posted by other passengers, after the plane returned to Shanghai Pudong Airport, the in-cabin radio reminded again, "Due to mechanical problems, we need to tow a tow truck back to the stand." ”
On the same day, the customer service of China Eastern Airlines told the reporter that the flight was scheduled to take off at 9:05, fly from Shanghai to London, return to Shanghai Pudong Airport at 11:40, and take off again at 14:03. The customer service said that he did not know the reason for the return flight for the time being, "The company quickly deployed the capacity and replaced the aircraft." The company apologizes for any inconvenience caused. ”
This is the second time in a week that China Eastern has experienced a similar situation. Nandu previously reported that on December 3, a flight from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hong Kong had a failure information during the flight, in order to ensure flight safety, the crew disposed of it according to the procedures, diverted to Xiamen for further inspection, and the flight landed safely at 9:59. The flight was operated by an Airbus 333 and was six and a half years old.
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