Cathay Pacific A35K enroute on Dec 11th 2023, captain felt unwell
Last Update: December 14, 2023 / 19:38:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 11, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cathay Pacific
Flight number
CX-101
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
B-LXM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-1000
ICAO Type Designator
A35K
The airline reported the captain felt unwell prompting the return to Hong Kong. Another crew took over upon landing and brought the passengers to Sydney.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Hong Kong for about 3 hours, then departed again and reached Sydney with a delay of about 9 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 11, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cathay Pacific
Flight number
CX-101
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
B-LXM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-1000
ICAO Type Designator
A35K
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