ISLAMABAD – A Saudi Arabian Airlines flight has narrowly escaped an accident when of its tires burst during the landing at New Islamabad Airport.
Saudi airline Flight SV-3720 coming from Jeddah landed on Thursday night at Islamabad airport when its right tire bursted, causing the aircraft to tilt towards its side after landing.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA’s) fire and medical departments and others dealing with emergency situations had soon converged at the spot.
All the passengers on board were safely evacuated after the safe landing, and no injuries were reported.
The aircraft has been barred from taking off until the repair.
