Egyptian Passenger Plane Makes Emergency Landing At Saudi Airport


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) CAIRO, Sept 23 (KUNA) -- EgyptAir said Saturday a technical problem forced its B737-800 aircraft to land at King Fahd International Airport, also known as Dammam Airport in eastern Saudi Arabia while heading from Cairo to Dubai.
The pilot of the flight MS905 was able to make a successful emergency landing as per the international Aviation rules, Egypt's flag carrier said in a press release, noting that all the 120 passengers are safe.
The plane is still at Dammam airport for technical checks, while its passengers were transferred to an alternative aircraft to continue their trip to Dubai, the statement added. (end)
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