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| Date: | Thursday 10 July 2025 |
| Time: | 11:54 |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | China Southern Airlines |
| Registration: | B-1168 |
| MSN: | 38797/787 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Xining Caojiapu International Airport (XNN/ZLXN) -
 China
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN/ZGGG) |
| Ürümqi-Diwopu Airport (URC/ZWWW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
China Southern Airlines flight 6900, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, encountered a mechanical issue during the flight. The plane diverted to Xining Caojiapu International Airport (XNN/ZLXN) and landed safely at 11:54. According to a passenger onboard, an abnormal burning smell appeared for two times.
The plane departed from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN/ZGGG) at 09:15 and originally scheduled to arrive Urumqi Tianshan International (URC/ZWWW) at 14:05.
Sources:
https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250710A08X2I00
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/b-1168
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jul-2025 07:05 | Yinling_Baixing | Added |
| 13-Jul-2025 02:11 | RDV | Updated [Source, Damage, ] |
| 13-Jul-2025 06:16 | ASN | Updated |
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