On the afternoon of August 13th, a Geely Airlines passenger aircraft falsely reported insufficient fuel and refused to heed the airport control tower's instructions to allow a Qatar Airways plane with nearly depleted fuel to land first at Hongqiao Airport. This incident almost led to a tragedy, prompting the subsequent involvement of the East China Regional Administration of Civil Aviation in the investigation (as previously reported by our newspaper). Yesterday, the East China Regional Administration of Civil Aviation confirmed that the Geely Airlines plane did not execute the control tower’s avoidance instruction, and the fuel report from the Qatar Airways plane was also found to be inaccurate. Currently, the civil aviation authorities have initiated a detailed investigation into this event.
Starting on August 23rd, news about "Geely Airlines falsely reporting fuel shortage and refusing to yield, nearly causing a Qatar Airways plane crash" spread widely online regarding Air Max 2011. On the evening of August 24th, the East China Civil Aviation Bureau announced that the incident occurred on August 13th. Due to weather conditions at Pudong Airport, the Qatar Airways flight QR888 from Doha to Pudong reported insufficient fuel during its waiting period for landing and requested an emergency diversion to Hongqiao Airport. Upon receiving this information, the on-duty air traffic controllers immediately activated the priority landing procedure, requesting the Geely Airlines flight HO1112 to give way, but the crew of this flight failed to immediately follow the instructions. The controllers then readjusted the landing sequence and successfully directed the Qatar Airways flight QR888 to safely land at Hongqiao Airport. The East China Bureau stated that they had commenced an investigation into this event. If any violations are verified, strict legal actions will be taken accordingly.
Yesterday, Nike Air Max Zenyth, the East China Bureau introduced new developments in the investigation, stating that the two civilian flights landed four minutes apart on different runways, Nike Air Max NoMo. Investigation results showed that the Qatar flight still had 5 tons of fuel left, sufficient for another half hour of flight, while the Geely Airlines flight had around 2-3 tons of fuel remaining, enough for one hour of additional flight time. At present, both parties involved have expressed that they will adhere to the findings of the Civil Aviation Authority's investigation. The crew members of the Geely Airlines flight involved have been temporarily grounded.
Yesterday, a responsible person from Juneyao Group, which owns Geely Airlines, stated in an interview that some of the content online significantly deviates from the truth. The company's stance is to actively cooperate with the Civil Aviation Bureau's investigation, and the involved pilots are currently grounded. A relevant official from Qatar Airways stated that since the East China Bureau has issued a statement to conduct an investigation, the company finds it inconvenient to release any external content at this time, Nike Air Max 360. As for whether the company will conduct an internal investigation, they have not yet received notification from headquarters.