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Saudi flight develops mid-air technical snag, lands safely in Lucknow
A Saudi Arabia Airlines flight with around 250 passengers, including Hajj pilgrims, landed in Lucknow after experiencing a technical snag, according to a report by NDTV. As the aircraft touched down at Lucknow airport on Sunday, thick smoke and sparks were observed coming from its left wheel. Flight SV3112 departed Jeddah at 10:45 pm and arrived in Lucknow at 6:30 am.
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. There was no impact on airport operations, news agency PTI quoted sources as saying.
In a separate incident, a Lufthansa flight heading to Hyderabad returned to Frankfurt airport on Sunday evening following a bomb threat. The threat was reported roughly two hours after the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner departed from Frankfurt at 2:14 pm local time. The flight was originally set to arrive at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport early Monday.
Lufthansa's live flight status indicated that flight LH752 arrived back in Frankfurt at around 5:30 p.m. local time. The aircraft's in-flight U-turn was also confirmed by the independent tracking service FlightAware.
The flight crew informed Hyderabad Air Traffic Control of their decision to return not long after taking off from Frankfurt, according to PTI.
The airline spokesperson said the passengers, who were provided with accommodation in Frankfurt, will be continuing their journey to Hyderabad on Monday. "Out of an abundance of caution, Lufthansa flight LH752 from Frankfurt to Hyderabad returned to its point of departure after authorities were made aware of a bomb threat posted on social media," the spokesperson for Lufthansa said.
On June 12, an Air India-operated Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into a building, resulting in the deaths of all passengers except one.
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