China Southern A319 Landing In Myanmar Makes Uturn Back To China

Description: 

"Yet another flight has been turned back to China due to suspicions that a passenger had contracted coronavirus. Today, Myanmar turned a China Southern flight back to China after a passenger was found to have flu-like symptoms. As the virus spreads, so do the stories of flight disruptions and delays. The latest update shows that a flight from Guangzhou in China was returned to its origin with almost all passengers still on board. A Chinese national disembarked in Yangon, Myanmar, and was immediately sent to a hospital. It has been reported that two Myanmar citizens also disembarked and will be isolated at home for two weeks. Although no official cases of coronavirus have been reported in Myanmar, or on the flight, all of the other passengers were forced to remain on the plane and were flown back to China. According to airport officials, there were a total of 79 people on board including the two Myanmar citizens who were allowed to disembark, two American, two French, a Colombian and 72 Chinese nationals, all but one of whom were forced to return to China. The flight left China on Friday Morning, arriving in Myanmar at 10.40 local time. The plane was then returned to China landing at 19.34 local time, almost three hours late. The Airbus A319 twin-jet aircraft was being operated by China Southern Airlines..."

Creator/author: 

Emily Derrick

Source/publisher: 

Simple Flying

Date of Publication: 

2020-01-31

Date of entry: 

2020-02-02

Grouping: 

  • Individual Documents

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Countries: 

Myanmar, China

Language: 

English

Resource Type: 

text

Text quality: 

    • Good