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Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing in Ahmedabad

All passengers and crew members were reported safe, and no injuries occurred

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A Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Hong Kong made an emergency landing at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Tuesday after the crew reported a technical issue mid-air.

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The aircraft, operating as Flight QR816, declared a full emergency at 2.12 pm and was given priority to land. It touched down safely at 2.32 pm, airport officials confirmed.

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“Due to a technical issue on an aircraft en route from Doha (DOH) to Hong Kong (HKG), full emergency was declared on October 14 at the Ahmedabad airport to enable the aircraft to land. The aircraft landed safely and the full emergency was withdrawn. Airport operations remained unaffected,” said a spokesperson for the airport.

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All passengers and crew members were reported safe, and no injuries occurred. Emergency services were deployed as a precaution during the landing.

The aircraft went on a detailed technical inspection by Qatar Airways engineers to identify the fault before it was cleared to continue its journey to Hong Kong.

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