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A Cathay Pacific flight departing Boston was forced to turn around shortly after takeoff following reports of smoke in the cabin and cockpit.
Footage posted online purportedly shows smoke filling the cabin of Flight CX811 – an Airbus A350 – after it left for Hong Kong early Monday morning.
“Initially, I thought it was, like, maybe it’s just the altitude air difference,” passenger Emily Chen told WCVB. “And then I was like, ‘I can’t breathe. What’s happening?'”
“I said a few prayers up, I was like, ‘Dear Lord, let’s all get somewhere in one piece,’” she added, describing the incident as “frightening.”
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A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900 passenger aircraft is seen landing at London Heathrow Airport in October 2024. A similar Airbus plane operated by Cathay Pacific was forced to turn around shortly after takeoff from Boston this week, reports say. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The plane ultimately landed safely in Boston around 3:21 a.m., according to data from the website FlightAware.
Cathay Pacific did not immediately respond to a request for comment from FOX Business.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPCAY | CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD. | 6.735 | -0.06 | -0.81% |
The airline told WCVB that it made a “precautionary flight return to Logan International Airport in accordance with standard procedures.”
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A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-1000 passenger aircraft is spotted parked at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in April 2024. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
There were no reports of injuries. Engineers reportedly are investigating the cause of the smoke.
“We [started] the flight, and I just saw a lot of smoke around me,” passenger Hoachen Wu told WCVB.
The air traffic control tower at Boston Logan Airport on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Boston, Mass. (Nicolaus Czarnecki/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images / Getty Images)
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There was also a report of smoke in the cockpit, according to MassLive.com.
