Why did Capital Airlines alternate to Shenzhen?

According to the official Weibo news of Capital Airlines, on August 28th, Capital Airlines flight JD5759 Beijing-Macau 17 took off from Beijing Capital Airport at 8: 00, and it was suspected that it encountered windshear when landing at Macau Airport. The crew judged that the landing gear might be damaged, immediately went around and started the emergency procedure, and decided to alternate to Shenzhen Airport.

1 1: 58 flight landed safely at Baoan airport. At present, 57 passengers and 9 crew members on board/KLOC-0 have been evacuated safely, and Capital Airlines has carried out passenger protection work.

According to Weibo, the official news of Shenzhen Airport, on August 28th 1 1:40, Shenzhen Airport Operation Command Center was informed by the air traffic control tower that JD5759, the Beijing-Macau flight of Capital Airlines, had to be diverted to Shenzhen Airport due to mechanical failure. Shenzhen Airport immediately launched an emergency plan for aircraft emergencies. The flight landed safely at Shenzhen Airport at 1 1:58. In this incident, five passengers were slightly injured and the rest of the passengers and crew were evacuated safely. Affected by this, the runway of Shenzhen Airport 16/34 was temporarily closed at 12:30-15:30. Runway 15/33 is running normally.

It is important to be safe when traveling, but we should remind everyone to pay attention to safety and hope to have a pleasant trip.

The above content source: Zhongxin Jingwei