PIA Haj flight hears explosion, emergency landing in Riyadh

The Hajj flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was made an emergency landing at Riyadh Airport due to high temperature warning.

A passenger who was going to Hajj by PIA flight said that during the flight an explosion was heard, the plane was diverted from Jeddah and landed at Riyadh airport after the emergency landing. was taken down and moved to the lounge.

In this regard, according to the PIA spokesman, the Hajj flight of PIA departed from Karachi to Jeddah at 10 pm. During the flight, there was a warning of high temperature in the cargo cabin of the aircraft. After the warning, the flight was diverted from Jeddah. Dropped off at Riyadh Airport.

A PIA spokesperson said that after the aircraft was checked, the high temperature warning was found to be false and the flight was diverted to Jeddah.