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29 March 2024

Technical fault forces Kuwaiti jet back on land

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A Kuwait aircraft with 233 passengers on board en route to Columbia returned to the Gulf emirate 30 minutes after takeoff because of technical failure but resumed flight later, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Sunday.

The pilot of the Kuwait Airways plane had asked the passengers to don the oxygen masks then radioed the control tower at Kuwait International Airport to ask for an emergency landing, 'Al Anba' said.

Flight 361, which took off around 7.30 pm on Friday, landed safely in Kuwait and underwent maintenance before it was allowed to resume the trip.