
The QR579 aircraft is a part of the Qatar Airways fleet, which was on its way to Doha starting from Delhi & had to land in Karachi due to an emergency. The emergency was declared due to indications of smoke detected in the cargo hold, Aircraft has landed safely in Karachi where it was taken care of and passengers were Disembarked.
#UPATE | The incident is currently under investigation and a relief flight is being arranged to transport passengers onwards to Doha. We apologise for the inconvenience to our passengers who will be assisted with their onward travel plans: Qatar Airways
— ANI (@ANI) March 21, 2022
Currently, the incident is under investigation and a relief flight is arranged to transport passengers onwards to Doha, an apology was also made by Qatar Airways, passengers of QR579 are stranded at Karachi airport. There are about 100 passengers who boarded the flight from Delhi.
There was a video posted by the stranded passengers in which they have pleaded for ensuring possible measures are taken for ensuring their journey gets completed. In the past time, there were also multiple issues that were reported by Qatar Airways and this is not the first.
A cardiologist first tweeted and informed Twitter about their situation on the outbound flight to Doha, he said “What is the status of QR579 – Delhi-Doha, diverted to Karachi? No information is offered, no food or water is offered to passengers. Customer care is clueless. Please help.” Many passengers were clueless about the ongoing situation, as Qatar Airways arranges for a relief flight.