Delhi to Doha flight makes emergency landing in Karachi: Pak authorities
A Qatar Airways flight from New Delhi to Doha made an emergency landing early Monday in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi after it developed a “technical fault”, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) here.
Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) spokesman Saifur Rehman confirmed that Qatar Airways’ flight QR-579 had landed safely at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport.
Within hours, all 283 passengers were flown out to Doha on an alternative aircraft sent by the airline.
Rehman said the Doha-bound flight of Qatar Airways QR579 had taken off from New Delhi at 3.20 (India time) and made an emergency landing in Karachi around 5.30 in the morning.
