Air China flight CA981 from Beijing to New York was threatened and returned 7 hours after takeoff

Air China flight CA981 from Beijing to New York was threatened. Returned 7 hours after takeoff China News Service, August 29th Today, Air China flew from Beijing to New York...

China News Service, August 29th. Today, Air China flight CA981 from Beijing to New York was threatened and returned to land 7 hours after takeoff. It returned safely to Beijing Capital International Airport at 20:26 at that time. It is reported that the replacement flight will take off at 23:55 tonight and is expected to arrive in New York at 0:48 on August 30 (New York time).

At 20:18 on August 29, Air China issued a special announcement on its official Weibo. The announcement stated that due to receiving information about the threat to flight CA981, in order to ensure the safety of passengers, the flight has returned to Beijing Capital International Airport. The Weibo post sparked widespread reposts and comments.

At around 21:13, the official Weibo of Beijing Capital International Airport forwarded Air China's Weibo and pointed out, "The flight CA981 that everyone is paying attention to has landed safely at the Capital Airport."

At around 21:24, when our reporter checked the status information of flight CA981 on the official website of Air China, we learned that it was booked this afternoon. Flight CA981, which took off at 13:00, actually took off at 13:30 and returned to Beijing at 20:26 on the same day. The situation description is?#36820;Airline?#12290;

At present, the replacement flight time of this flight has also been determined. It is the same flight and will take off at 23:55 tonight. It is expected to arrive in New York at 0:48 on August 30 (New York time).

As of press time, neither Air China nor the official websites of Beijing Capital International Airport have released relevant information. (over)