SriLankan A333 near Muscat on May 7th 2018, low fuel or security issue?
Last Update: May 16, 2018 / 16:57:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 7, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Srilankan Airlines
Flight number
UL-225
Departure
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
4R-ALP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
Arriving aircraft were told the airport was closed for an indefinite time, approaches resumed about 30 minutes after landing of 4R-ALP.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 5.5 hours, then continued the flight to Dubai landing in Dubai about 6 hours past schedule.
One passenger complained: "Not enough fuel to complete the journey. Emergency landing in Muscat and 6 hours of circus plus other 4 of lies!!!"
Another passenger reported that they diverted to Muscat for unknown reason.
A ground observer's video shows several police cars amongst the fire engines attenting to the aircraft.
The airline as well as Muscat Airport did not respond to inquiries by The Aviation Herald trying to verify or falsify the passenger complaint and identify the true cause of the diversion, which appears to be more related to a security issue than a low fuel issue.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 7, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Srilankan Airlines
Flight number
UL-225
Departure
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
4R-ALP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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