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28 March 2024

Saudi jet in emergency landing after engine failure

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A Saudi aircraft with 294 passengers on board made emergency landing at Cairo airport on Tuesday after developing an engine failure, press reports in the Gulf Kingdom said on Wednesday.

The plane had taken off from the western Red Sea port of Jeddah en route to New York when the pilot detected the problem while in Egypt’s air space, the Arabic language daily Alsaudi reported.
The pilot of the Saudi Airlines jet radio Cairo airport control tower and requested permission to make an emergency landing, it said.
“The plane landed safely and all passengers were evacuated unharmed…it resumed its flight with all passengers after the problem was sorted.”