Alternate flight at Capital Airport (the plane landed safely and the passengers arrived at their destination safely)

With the rapid development of the aviation industry, airplanes have become one of the important means of transportation for people to travel. However, various factors, such as weather, will also have an impact on the flight, causing the plane to fail to reach its scheduled destination on time. In order to ensure the safety of passengers, flight backup has become a necessary measure.

What is an alternate flight?

Flight alternate refers to the situation that the plane cannot reach the scheduled destination on time for some reasons during the flight and needs to make an emergency landing at other airports. Alternate flight can ensure the safety of passengers and aircraft.

Substitution reason

There are many reasons for standby, the most important of which is the weather. In case of heavy fog, thunderstorm and other bad weather, it is difficult for the plane to land at the destination, so alternate landing becomes a necessary choice. In addition, mechanical failures, terrorist threats, etc. It may also lead to an alternate flight.

Alternate operation step

Once an alternate flight is found, the pilot will immediately take measures to ensure the safety of the plane and passengers. The following are the operation steps of flight alternate:

1. The pilot will contact the tower of the airport, tell him that he needs to make an alternate flight, and ask the airport for support.

2. The airport tower will inform the ground personnel to prepare the equipment and personnel for emergency landing to ensure the safety of alternate landing.

3. The airport tower will provide navigation and meteorological information for the alternate aircraft to ensure that the aircraft can land safely.

4. The plane will wait around the airport, waiting for instructions from the airport tower to determine the landing time and mode.

5. After the plane lands, the ground personnel will check and maintain it immediately to ensure that the plane can continue to fly.

Influence of alternate flights on passengers

The impact of alternate flights on passengers is inevitable, but under the premise of ensuring passenger safety, the impact of alternate flights on passengers is minimized. Generally speaking, alternate flights will delay passengers' trips, but airlines will try their best to arrange their follow-up trips to ensure that passengers can reach their destinations as soon as possible.