On May 14, a passenger posted a video saying that at Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport, Licheng District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, a flight SL961 from Jinan to Bangkok was suspected of returning to the plane and landing due to aircraft failure. The video shows someone on the plane saying, "If you find a fire, please notify us, thank you!" After that, the crew informed: "I will return to Jinan Yaoqiang Airport, after the stop, everyone will get off the plane, and the luggage will not need to be taken care of for the time being." The second half of the video shows that the flight returned smoothly and the passengers landed safely.
On May 14, a reporter from Jingshi Live contacted Mr. Wang, the publisher of the video. Mr. Wang told reporters that the incident happened at around 23 o'clock on May 13, when he took flight SL961 to Bangkok, Thailand, but shortly after the plane took off, he heard a strange noise, and the fuselage shook immediately. "There was a very loud collision, everyone was scared at the time, and the flight attendant said that it was the cause of the landing gear failure, and I felt that the plane was not powered enough and the climb was very slow." Mr. Wang introduced that the person in the video who said "please notify us if you find a fire" was the crew, and soon the crew notified everyone to prepare to return home. "It takes about an hour from takeoff to landing on the way back." Mr. Wang told reporters that at 23:00 on the evening of the 14th, the airline will arrange for everyone to take another flight to Bangkok, Thailand.
According to the Air Travel App, the flight took off at 23:11 and landed at 23:45. A flight cancellation certificate issued by the airline provided by a passenger shows that the flight was cancelled due to a bird strike.
It is understood that the SL961 flight from Jinan to Bangkok belongs to Thai Lion Air. On May 14, the reporter contacted Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport. The staff said that they were also waiting for the notice of Thai Lion Air for the return of flight SL961 on the evening of the 13th, and they had not yet received definite news, and at present, other flights on the route were not affected. "If there is any change in the flight and any abnormality, the airline will notify passengers as soon as possible, and the flight from Jinan to Bangkok today is scheduled to depart at 23:00, and there is no abnormal status now."
Transferred from: Jingshi live broadcast
Source: Rednet