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air china c919 aircraft suspected of "sliding back to fix the fault and switching to airbus", senior captain: it is normal

2024-09-23

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on september 22, a netizen posted a video showing that air china flight ca1507, which was originally scheduled to be operated by the c919 large aircraft, was switched to the airbus a320 due to taxiing back to eliminate a malfunction.

in response to this, a senior captain explained that as a domestically-produced large aircraft, the c919 has very mature technology, and it is normal to slide back and replace the aircraft if there is a fault.

video of getting off the plane released

c919 transferred to a320, and the flight broadcast said that engineers were investigating the fault

on september 22, a netizen posted a live video showing passengers in the cabin carrying their luggage and getting off the plane. the flight broadcast said: "our engineers are investigating the fault. if you need to cancel the flight, please contact our ground staff."

video screenshots

one netizen said that air china c919 flight ca1507 at beijing capital international airport needed to taxi back to troubleshoot the problem, “because it was replaced by an airbus a320.”

the reporter noticed that one netizen said: "i see that 'variflight' (flight travel service app) is using the airbus a320 today. it was a temporary change."