CX 884 emergency diversion to military base (smoke).

[MEL_Traveller]

Details here. Pax safe. But scary stuff.

‘The most terrifying moment of my life’: Cathay Pacific passengers describe panic on flight CX884 as smoke forces emergency landing | South China Morning Post

 

[samh004]

That would be a real scare to go through. I wonder why the captain didn't communicate there was a strip until just before? Perhaps seeking permission to land?

 

[dajop]

Isn't the mantra .... Aviate, Navigate, Communicate ... in that order?

 

[N860CR]

There's no such thing as "permission to land". The captain is in control of the aircraft and responsible for its passengers. It lands where he/she says it does. Mainstream media has somehow created the opinion that forces outside the aircraft dictate where it lands.

 

[sydstar]

Here's a link to a passengers footage direct from the flight:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KivHgCeJgiI

Looks like CX handled this really well, from pilots to cabin crew, and even having ground staff sent from YVR to ANC to meet passengers