Five passengers were injured when a Cathay Pacific plane made an emergency landing at Hong Kong International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, the airline said.
A Civil Aviation Department spokesman said the emergency landing request was made after one of the plane's two engines shut down during its approach to Hong Kong from Surabaya in Indonesia, DPA reported.
A spokesman for Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong's flagship airline, said: "We can confirm that our flight CX780 from Surabaya made an emergency landing at Hong Kong International airport.
"The aircraft is an A330 with 309 passengers and 13 crew on board. As a precaution, the passengers and crew were deplaned through the aircraft's evacuation slides."
Six of the plane's tyres burst on landing, the aviation department said, and there were reports of a fire in the wheels as the Airbus came to a halt on the runway.
Five passengers were taken to hospital with injuries, but it was not immediately clear if that were injured during the flight, the touchdown or the evacuation.
"Cathay Pacific is working closely with the Civil Aviation Department which is investigating the incident. We are not in a position to release any further details at this stage," Cathay Pacific said.
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