Saudia plane makes emergency landing at Jeddah airport

22/05/2018 Argaam

Saudia flight SV3818 from Madinah to Dhaka was diverted to Jeddah after suffering a malfunction with the nose landing gear, Arab News reported.

 

Saudia Airbus A330-200 — leased from Onur Air  — made an emergency landing at Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport, with 141 passengers and 10 crew members.

 

The aircraft had circled Jeddah for several hours and was forced to make two low passes until it was allowed to land on runway 34R at around 22:00 local time.

 

The aircraft suffered considerable damage, but passengers were evacuated via emergency slides. No injuries were reported, the daily said.

 

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