Kite danger resulting Shenyang Tao Xian airport 4 hours flight did not land

According to local media reported on the 16th , at 11:58 on the 15th time-sharing , a flight about to land , the pilot found that there is a kite floating above the fairway . Airport command center received a distress message , at 12:35 decisively to stop flights continuing to land , and to direct the flights to the airport outside the city .

agency Xinhua , 16 May 15 at noon , a kite blown Shenyang Tao Xian International Airport over the impact on inbound flights landed nearly 4 hours of time, resulting in 15 planes alternate Dalian, Changchun, airports , three aircraft flying extended , there were 18 aircraft out of Hong Kong affected. This is the first time in 20 years the airport similar incidents .

airport personnel , due to aircraft taking off and landing in a strong air flow , once the kite floating inhaled air engine , will lead to engine fires easily result in plane crash tragedy.

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to As the kite line is the line of transparent glass , with a telescope can not see it , is extremely difficult to find . Painstakingly , and finally found that only a kite off the line , the line wrapped in transparent glass beside a highway near the airport utility poles .

It is understood , Shenyang Tao Xian International Airport is one of China's eight major regional aviation hub , now has 70 domestic routes , 35 international routes . (End )

dangerous kite lifting , 15:50 , inbound and outbound flights the airport returned to normal .