KUALA NERUS, Nov 15 — A total of 207 people, including passengers and crew members of Qingdao Airlines flight QW907 from China, were stranded at Sultan Mahmud Airport (LTSM) yesterday afternoon due to bad weather.
Kuala Terengganu police Chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said the Airbus A321neo aircraft was originally scheduled to land at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) but had to be diverted to LTSM after circling in the air for more than an hour due to bad weather.
He said all the passengers had been temporarily accommodated at three hotels in Kuala Terengganu and Kuala Nerus while awaiting further arrangements.
“The flight was reported to have landed safely at LTSM at about 5.30pm yesterday after it was also unable to be diverted to Penang International Airport (LTAAP) due to insufficient fuel.
“As LTSM does not have refuelling facilities, fuel supplies for the aircraft would have to be arranged from either Kuantan, Pahang, or Kota Bharu, Kelantan,” he said when contacted today.
