Airports are enhancing the pest control measures in order to prevent the spread of Zika virus, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) said in a statement on February 11.
According to the statement, “The management of the outbreak is currently focused on reducing the populations of the Aedes mosquito that transmit the virus at airports (vector control).”
The ICAO also urged the airlines to follow WHO guidelines regarding testing and use of insecticides for the airplanes.
Air Koryo flight J5-151 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, Shenyang, China, on July 22nd.
The Tupolev TU-204 flying from Pyogyang, North Korea, to Beijing, China, had to divert due to smoke in its cabin.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Flybondi flight FO-5600 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 28th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Asuncion, Paraguay, to Argentina, had to divert due to tyre deflation.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Qatar Airways flight QR-601 had to return and make an emergency landing at Bacha Khan International Airport, Peshawar, Pakistan, on September 20.
The Airbus A320-200 flying to Doha, Qatar, had to return due to smoke developing in its cabin.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
American Airlines flight AA-1507 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 8th.
The plane heading from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, to Tucson, Arizona, was diverted due to electrical issues.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 130 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A charter plane had to return and crash land at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan, on March 18.
The plane crash landed minutes after taking off from the airport.
There were 21 people onboard, out of whom two were injured.
The cause of crash landing it yet to be confirmed.
Air India flight 433A had to return and make an emergency landing at Gaya International Airport in Bihar, India, on July 15th.
The plane took off for New Delhi, India, but had to return shortly afterwards after it developed a technical snag.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 127 passengers aboard at the time, including senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor; all of them remained safe.
