ANCHORAGE: To save a passenger's life, a China Eastern Airlines pilot decided to discharge 30 tonnes of jet fuel over Alaskan airspace last Friday (March 23) in order to make an emergency landing. Chinese news website hangzhou.com.cn reported on Monday that the woman was slipping into a state of unconsciousness and the situation was critical. In order to get emergency help for the woman, the pilot decided to land in Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Alaska. This required him to perform a fuel discharge procedure, where 30 tonnes of fuel was released in the air, to ensure that the plane could land safely. But when nobody did after three calls, they said that they would have to make an emergency landing.

Source: The Star March 26, 2018 05:48 UTC