AirAsia Flight Z2778 Cebu-Manila Declares Emergency

Descending…

Z2778 is descending through FL90. It is unclear what the nature of the emergency is at this present moment.

About RP-C8940 – The AirAsia Aircraft Involved in the Emergency on Z2778 Cebu-Manila…

Furthermore, RP-C8940 is the aircraft involved in this particular incident.

As per Planespotters, RP-C8940 is a 17.1 year old Airbus A320 that was delivered to the Malaysian subsidiary of the group in June 2007.

The aircraft was delivered to Philippines AirAsia in June 2018.

Furthermore, of the Airbus A320 variant, the Filipino subsidiary has 25 of them in their fleet.

Moreover, of that 25, all but nine are in active service, with an average fleet age of 16.2 years.

Squawk Code Changed…

Z2778 has changed it’s squawk code from 7700 to 4064, so whatever the emergency is onboard, it is under control at this present time.

Nearing the Base Leg…

AirAsia flight Z2778, originally bound for Manila is nearing the base leg for a landing back into Cebu following this u-turn not too long ago.

On Final Approach…

Z2778 is now on finals into CEB. Landing expected imminently.

TOUCHDOWN!

TOUCHDOWN! AirAsia flight Z2778, originally bound for Manila, has appeared to have touched down safely back into Cebu following the u-turn not too long ago.

As soon as we have more information pertinent to the reason behind this, then we will let you know.

But for now, this remains a developing story pending additional updates.