flydubai Dubai-Phuket flight diverted to Lucknow due to bad weather

A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Phuket is diverted to Lucknow after adverse weather affects the destination airport, with the aircraft landing safely and officials ruling out an emergency.

In Short

• Flight FZ 1165 changed course after Phuket weather blocked arrival
• The aircraft was a Boeing 737 MAX 8 registered A6-FMU
• It landed normally at Lucknow International Airport at 18:53 hours

A Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Phuket was diverted to Lucknow due to adverse weather conditions at the destination airport, with the aircraft landing safely at Lucknow International Airport.

Flight FZ 1165, operating from Dubai International Airport to Phuket, was diverted after weather conditions at Phuket airport prevented the aircraft from continuing to its planned destination.

The aircraft, an A6-FMU Boeing 737 MAX 8, landed safely at Lucknow Airport at 18:53 hours.

The diversion was solely due to adverse weather conditions at the destination airport, according to the information provided.

The aircraft was not involved in an emergency and the landing at Lucknow was a normal and safe one.

Officials specifically clarified that the incident was not an emergency landing, and there was no emergency situation involving the aircraft.

The flight therefore landed safely at Lucknow after being diverted from its planned route to Phuket.

The clarification comes amid the diversion of the Dubai-Phuket flight to Lucknow, with the weather at the destination being the only reason given for the change in its flight path.

The Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft completed a safe landing at Lucknow International Airport at 18:53 hours.

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