A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Hajj flight, PK 839, made an emergency landing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday night. Geographic news reported citing airline sources.
The plane, however, left for its destination in Jeddah after inspection on Saturday.
The Hajj flight took off yesterday at 10 pm from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi bound for Jeddah. But it was diverted to Riyadh for an emergency landing.
A passenger told him Geographic news that an explosion was heard during the flight. As soon as the unexpected sound was reported, the plane was diverted and landed in Riyadh.
After the emergency landing, the passengers were taken off the Boeing 777 plane and taken to the VIP lounge at Riyadh airport.
A PIA spokesperson said the pilot received a warning of high temperature in the cargo cabin during the flight, after which the landing was made in the Saudi capital.
However, after testing the plane, the warning was found to be false and the flight departed for Jeddah after a quick check.
Several airline incidents have recently made headlines around the world and passengers are concerned for their safety.
Just a week ago, one passenger died of a suspected heart attack and 30 were injured after a Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence on May 21, throwing passengers and crew across the cabin and forcing the plane to land on Bangkok.
Similarly, 12 people traveling on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Ireland were injured during an episode of turbulence, Dublin Airport said on May 26, adding that the plane landed safely and on schedule.
Flight QR017, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed shortly before 1pm Dublin time, the airport said.
Following these back-to-back incidents, including the unfortunate helicopter crash of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, researchers have said that the problem of flight turbulence has increased due to the impact of climate change.
TO bbc The report states that scientists at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom studied clear-air turbulence, a phenomenon that is difficult for pilots to avoid.
“Following a decade of research showing that climate change will increase clear air turbulence in the future, we now have evidence to suggest the increase has already begun,” said Professor Paul Williams, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Reading. co-author of the article. the study, bbc reported.
