Joining Sichuan Airlines starts with rescuing the captain of a powerful country

Chapter 401: Something unexpected happened. Eritrea closed its airspace.

Boom~~~Boom~~~Boom~~~
Explosions sounded in the night sky.

Even though it is already early in the morning, Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, is still very lively.

In the dark city.

From time to time there were loud explosions.

And flames shooting up into the sky.

To know.

Asmara is not a city that never sleeps.

Quite the opposite.

Because the country's economy is very backward, the national consumption level is very low.

Therefore, as long as darkness covers the country, the country will immediately fall into "dead silence".

Only when war breaks out will the country's nights be so lively.

have to say.

It's really ironic.

The terminal hall of Asmara International Airport is already crowded.

Every time an explosion was heard outside the airport, the crowd inside the airport would scream in fear.

Inside the Xia State Embassy, ​​more than 20 kilometers away from the airport.

First Secretary Zhang Jiajia hurried into Ambassador Fang Jin's office. "Ambassador, I just received a notification from the Eritrean Foreign Ministry. Just 10 minutes ago, the government forces of the country had a fierce exchange of fire with the opposition forces in the suburbs of the capital Asmara. Both sides have already used heavy weapons. In order to avoid accidental injuries, the country has officially closed the Asmara International Airport."

"The country's defense ministry has also issued a statement that due to the turbulent situation in the country, the country's airspace will be closed from today."

"Therefore, any aircraft that enters a country's airspace without permission will be regarded as an infringement of that country's airspace and can be shot down immediately without asking for permission."

Fang Jin's face changed instantly.

The Eritrean government suddenly closed Asmara International Airport at the most critical moment.

They even closed the entire airspace. Doesn't this block all channels for evacuating overseas Chinese?

He immediately asked in a deep voice, “How many of our compatriots are still stranded at Asmara International Airport?!”

"There are still more than a hundred people left. If you add the embassy staff and their families, there are about three hundred people."

Zhang Jiajia looked frustrated. "According to the previous plan, the last flight from China would pick up the last group of people. As for the compatriots stranded in Sirte and the refinery, the local working group will find another way."

“But now that Asmara Airport is closed, planes cannot land at the airport or even enter the country’s airspace, so they have to return.”

Fang Jin rubbed his swollen temples.

Then he asked, "Is the sea route still open at the moment?"

"The sea route is smooth," Zhang Jiajia replied. "Although Eritrea is only a stone's throw away from the Gulf of Aden, the sea route is protected by an escort fleet, so pirates dare not come to cause trouble."

"Well, immediately organize a convoy to transport the more than 100 people stranded at the airport to the port of Assab. Fly the flag of the Xia country along the way. Except for the embassy staff who need to stay in the capital Asmara, all others will leave with the convoy. Since we can't go by air, we will go by sea."

"Yes." Zhang Jiajia was about to get up and leave, but suddenly turned around and asked, "What about the domestic flight that's about to arrive?!"

"The plane is in the sky and we have no way to contact them. If Eritrea blocks the airspace, they should implement plan B and make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia or Djibouti." Fang Jin looked helpless.

Zhang Jiajia had a similar expression.

Because the plane is flying in the sky now.

Apart from contacting the civil aviation administrations and airports along the way, they really have no other choice.

Fortunately, there is a plan B for the evacuation operation.

That is, if Eritrea's airspace is blocked, all evacuation flights will have to make emergency landings in countries surrounding the country.

Xia's diplomatic department and the Civil Aviation Administration have already reached agreements with these countries.

The crew only needs to report to the civil aviation departments of various countries temporarily, and then they can land directly.

But the problem is that Lu Qingzhou and his companions, who were flying here, didn't know that there was a plan B.

And they had no idea that Eritrea had blocked all of its airspace and did not allow any aircraft to enter.

So several people are flying this Airbus A350.
Like a headless fly.

It flew straight towards Eritrea.

at this time.

The plane has already flown over the Red Sea.

It is about to cross the entire Red Sea and enter Eritrean airspace.

Lu Qingzhou sat in the captain's seat.

With a serious expression, "We will enter Eritrea in a few minutes. Brother Liang, please call the country's air traffic control department and Asmara International Airport immediately to apply for entry and landing."

The co-pilot Liang Dong, who was sitting behind him, agreed and quickly opened the communication channel to call the Eritrean Civil Aviation Department.

But he called for more than a minute.

The plane was about to enter the country's airspace.

But there was still no response from the other party.

"Captain, there's no response from the other side." Liang Dong was a little panicked.

Although this evacuation mission is not Liang Dong’s first time to carry out a cross-border flight.

But it was his first time flying an intercontinental route.

Therefore, he had only learned many processes during training, but this was his first time to put them into practice.

But when flying from China to Eritrea, we passed through several countries.

But this is the first time that there was no response to calls to the country's air traffic control department.

Lu Qingzhou is a veteran.

After all, I have been flying international flights for a month.

But this was also the first time he encountered a situation where the civil aviation department of the incoming country did not respond.

Liu Changjian is quite experienced.

So after thinking about it, he gave Lu Qingzhou an order, "Keep calling. The country is now unstable and turbulent, so we can't use the standards of a normal country to measure it."

Liang Dong looked at Lu Qingzhou and found that he nodded slightly in agreement, and immediately said, "Okay."

But he continued calling for another two minutes, but still no response.

At this time, they were about to leave the Red Sea, and the plane would enter Eritrea in just over a minute.

"Captain, what should we do?!" Liang Dong once again turned his gaze to Lu Qingzhou.

Lu Qingzhou gritted his teeth and said, "There are still hundreds of compatriots waiting for us to take them back to China at Asmara International Airport. No matter what, let's enter the country first."

After saying that, he turned his head and looked at Liu Changjian, and continued, "Old squad leader, now we don't know what the situation in Eritrea is, so we must immediately switch the flight mode to manual driving mode after entering the country. I will drive and you cooperate. What do you think!?"

Liu Changjian nodded in agreement, "Okay."

"Tell the crew and Director Liu that we are about to enter Eritrea and ask them to be prepared."

Lu Qingzhou turned his head and said to Xu Yichen.

He then immediately switched the aircraft operating mode.

Switched from autopilot mode to manual driving.

Lu Qingzhou was seen holding the operating lever with one hand and gently pushing the throttle valve with the other hand.

The speed of the Airbus A350 aircraft increased immediately after obtaining the thrust, just like a sports car that had successfully shifted gears and suddenly took a big step forward.

(End of this chapter)