Engine Damage, Citilink Aircraft Transports 146 Passengers Emergency Landing At Ahmad Yani Airport Semarang

Ahmad Yani Airport, Semarang, where Citilink's flight number QG 483, made an emergency landing, Sunday (ANTARA)

BANJARMASIN - An airplane from Citilink airline with flight number QG 483 with the route Banjarmasin to Cengkareng made an emergency landing at Jenderal Ahmad Yani International Airport, Semarang City, Sunday, May 15. The plane suffered damage to one of the engines.

General Manager of AirNav Indonesia Semarang Branch, Mi'wan Muhammad Bunay, when confirmed, said that the Airbus A320 plane made an emergency landing at Jenderal Ahmad Yani International Airport at 12.32 WIB.

"One of the engines was damaged, so he had to make an emergency landing at General A Yani International Airport, Semarang, the landing went safely and well," he said by telephone in Semarang, Antara, Sunday, May 15.

Stakeholder Relations Manager General Ahmad Yani International Airport Semarang Heri Trisno Wibowo added that all passengers on the Citilink plane that landed in an emergency condition were safe.

"A total of 146 Citilink passengers survived," he said.

After receiving information, he continued, all officers at Jenderal Ahmad Yani International Airport were on standby until the Citilink QG 483 plane landed safely until it arrived at the parking stand location.

"Furthermore, all passengers disembark and are directed to the terminal waiting room for further processing which will be handled by the airline," he said when confirmed separately.