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EgyptAir flight bound for Dubai makes emergency landing in Dammam

Ahram Online , Sunday 24 Sep 2023

An EgyptAir flight destined for Dubai with 120 passengers onboard made an emergency landing at Dammam International Airport in Saudi Arabia on Saturday due to a technical malfunction, as reported by EgyptAir in an official statement.

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EgyptAir flight. Photo courtesy of EgyptAir

 

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EgyptAir flight MS905 took off from Cairo at at 2:42pm on Saturday with an expected arrival time at Dubai International Airport at 6:35pm. However, the pilot requested permission to land in Dammam due to an unspecified technical issue, according to EgyptAir.

The aircraft safely landed at Dammam and all passengers disembarked.

Afterwards, the Boeing 737-800 was thoroughly inspected, according to the statement.

EgyptAir said it arranged an alternate aircraft to transport the passengers to Dubai.

According to Flightradar24, an online flight tracking service, the flight departed from Dammam at 10:50pm and touched down in Dubai at 12:48am the following day.

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