It has emerged that a Qatar Airways Boeing 787 currently in flight from Doha is asking for security assistance and paramedics on arrival to Dublin.
The report comes from AirLive who has confirmed this information in the last 15-20 minutes.
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48 min agoMarch 18, 2024 11:05 am
Welcome to the live coverage surrounding this developing incident.
Live updates to follow shortly.
42 min agoMarch 18, 2024 11:11 am
AirLive was the first to break this story as it is developing.
It is unclear what the scale of the incident is onboard Qatar Airways flight QR17 between Doha and Dublin.
40 min agoMarch 18, 2024 11:12 am
QR17 is being operated by A7-BCH.
As per Planespotters, A7-BCH is a 10.3 year old Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that was delivered to the airline in March 2014.
Furthermore, of the Boeing 787-8 variant, Qatar Airways has 30 of them in the fleet, of which all are in active service.
Average fleet age for their 787-8s are around 9.7 years at present.
37 min agoMarch 18, 2024 11:15 am
QR17 is currently to the west of Amsterdam and will continue on through UK airspace over the Manchester and Liverpool area before landing into Dublin.
No emergency squawk has been declared at this stage.
33 min agoMarch 18, 2024 11:19 am
With this incident in mind, emergency services will no doubt be on standby to support the aircraft on landing.
Furthermore, the issue is clearly under control if they are opting to continue on to Dublin as opposed to diverting elsewhere.
23 min agoMarch 18, 2024 11:30 am
Qatar Airways flight QR17 from Doha is less than 45 minutes from arrival into Dublin Airport.
No 7700 emergency code squawked still at this present moment.
13 min agoMarch 18, 2024 11:39 am
QR17 continues to get closer to it’s destination of DUB, with the flight nearing the Manchester area.
5 min agoMarch 18, 2024 11:47 am
QR17 has now started it’s descent into Dublin Airport, with emergency crews preparing for it’s arrival.
Again, it is still unclear what the nature of the incident in-flight is.
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