Airbus A330-200: Emergency declared before landing for a cargo-hold smoke alarm; landed safely, no injuries.
Known facts
- Flight UL605 Melbourne → Colombo, 1 Nov 2026, scheduled arrival around 23:20.
- SriLankan said a smoke alarm triggered in the cargo hold and the crew declared an emergency before landing.
- The aircraft landed safely and all passengers and crew disembarked without injury.
- The airline has opened an investigation. Local press quotes officials attributing the alert to dry ice in cargo; not yet a formal finding.
Unknown / not claimed
- Formal finding on the alert source.
Sources
- Hiru News — SriLankan statement — Tier A — operator statement via press
- The Morning — Tier B — national press
- News Center LK — Tier B — press
Confidence label
Labeled Confirmed per the TurbineWire methodology. Steve moves labels as sourcing improves; corrections get a timestamp, not a shrug. Material changes append under Updates rather than silently rewriting the original card.
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