{"id":489268,"date":"2025-10-10T20:57:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T20:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/489268\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T20:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T20:57:13","slug":"qatar-airways-flight-from-edinburgh-diverted-mid-air-after-issue-with-on-board-fridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/489268\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar Airways flight from Edinburgh diverted mid-air after &#8216;issue with on-board fridges&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Flight QR030 left the capital for Doha shortly after 3pm on Thursday, October 9, before it had to be sent to London Heathrow.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1_A-woman-who-was-sexually-assaulted-on-a-flight-to-London-is-challenging-Government-rules-that-disq.webp\" alt=\"The flight had to be diverted to Heathrow\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The flight had to be diverted to Heathrow<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">A Qatar Airways flight from <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/edinburgh\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"EdinburghLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Edinburgh<\/a> was forced to make a diversion mid-air due to a problem with the onboard fridges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Flight QR030 left <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/edinburgh\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"the capitalLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">the capital<\/a> for Doha shortly after 3pm on Thursday, October 9, before it had to be sent to London Heathrow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">As reported by <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghlive.co.uk\/news\/edinburgh-news\/edinburgh-qatar-flight-makes-mid-32654508\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Edinburgh LiveLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Edinburgh Live<\/a>, it comes after a technical issue regarding the on-board chillers was noticed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/airports\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The aircraftLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">The aircraft<\/a> landed in London to uplift catering before heading to the Qatar capital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">It&#8217;s currently unclear what the issue was but the airline have since said that the security and safety of their passengers is their &#8220;highest priority&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">It&#8217;s understood <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/holidays\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"passengersLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">passengers<\/a> witnessed crew load food onto the flight before departing from Heathrow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">A Qatar Airways spokesperson: \u201cQatar Airways confirms that flight QR030 from Edinburgh to Doha diverted to London Heathrow on October 9 due to a technical issue relating to the on-board chillers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">&#8220;The aircraft made the diversion in order to uplift catering for its onward journey to Doha. 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