Passengers on Qingdao Airlines flight QW907 were given accommodation at three hotels in Kuala Terengganu and Kuala Nerus while awaiting further arrangements. (Facebook pic)PETALING JAYA: A Qingdao Airlines flight from China to KLIA was diverted to the Sultan Mahmud Airport (LTSM) in Kuala Terenganu yesterday afternoon due to bad weather.
Flight QW907 with 207 people on board, including passengers and crew members, left Qingdao at about 9.45am and was scheduled to land at KLIA around 4pm.
Kuala Terengganu police chief Azli Noor said the Airbus A321neo aircraft had to be diverted to LTSM after circling in the air for more than an hour due to bad weather, Bernama reported.
He said all the passengers had been given accommodation at three hotels in Kuala Terengganu and Kuala Nerus while awaiting further arrangements.
