29 injured in 767 emergency landing

Monday, 06 Jan, 2014 0

An investigation has been launched after a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 767 made an emergency landing in the city of Medina.

According to reports, 29 people were injured and three of them seriously. 11 passengers were taken to hospital.

The 767-300ER aircraft had reportedly been leased out to take pilgrims from the Iranian city of Mashhad to the holy city.

There were 299 passengers and 16 crew on board.

Images on the internet show the aircraft with a damaged right wing.

Officials said the rear right-side landing gear had failed to deploy.

The airport was closed for 24 hours as a result of the accident.



 

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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.



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