Air China passenger plane makes emergency landing

Beijing, Mar 24: An Air China passenger plane today made an emergency landing in eastern China due to mechanical faults. The flight CA1802 landed in Hefei which is the capital and largest city of Anhui Province.

The aircraft coming from Xiamen City in east China's Fujian Province to Beijing was forced to land in Hefei at 9:17 am local time due suspected mechanical faults in it, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Number of passengers on board were not known. According to reports, no one suffered injuries. Passengers have been evacuated off the plane, which is undergoing repairs at the airport.

PTI