Jeddah, February 18: Passengers on board a Saudia flight from Indonesia had a narrow escape on Wednesday night when two of the engines on their Boeing 747 reportedly caught fire after landing at Madinah's Prince Muhammad International Airport.
According to sources at the airline, the aircraft was going too fast when it turned off the runway. It tipped to the side and the wing struck the ground, wrecking two other jets on the tarmac.
The 260 passengers on board the Saudia aircraft were rescued and taken to the terminal.
None of the passengers on board flight SV817 was hurt. However, eyewitnesses reported that some of the passengers experienced panic attacks. The flight, which had originated in Jakarta, had made a stopover in Riyadh before flying on to Madinah.
Khaled Al-Khaibari, spokesman for the General Authority of Civil Aviation, said that the Saudia Jumbo jet had landed in Madinah at 8.30 p.m. Wednesday after coming from Riyadh.
He confirmed that no injuries had been logged.
-----Agencies
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