Smoke detected in Saudi flight
The incident took place on Sunday morning at the city's Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, and all passengers were deboarded safely. No harm was caused to the aircraft. "Smoke was detected from the wheels of a Saudi Aircraft that was bringing back 242 Haj Yatris from Jeddah," the sources said.
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