SAUDIA AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR CATCHES FIRE IN PAKISTAN

Asia World

Thu 11 July 2024:

Fire broke out on the front landing gear of a Saudia plane in Pakistan, prompting passengers to evacuate using slides.

The incident occurred on an aircraft, that had flown passengers from Riyadh to Peshawar, Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement, on Thursday.

All 276 passengers and 21 crew were safely evacuated and fire services quickly extinguished the fire and prevented a major incident, according to the statement.

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The aircraft, a seven-year-old Airbus A330-300, is now undergoing comprehensive inspections and subsequent tests to ensure its safety, Saudia said in response to questions from Bloomberg.

 

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