The pilot of a RAK Airways flight
en route from the southern Indian city of Calicut succeeded in averting a
disaster in Ras Al Khaimah when he made a safe emergency landing and saved 141
passengers on board after developing an engine failure.The pilot had radioed
the RAK airport control tower and requested emergency landing when the Airbus
jet developed an engine failure just before reaching the emirate at dawn on
Saturday.
The airport went on alert and
embarked on urgent preparations to secure safe landing of the aircraft, which
had 141 passengers of many nationalities, airport officials said.
“Finally, the aircraft made a
safe emergency landing and there were no injuries or any major damage to the
aircraft or the runway,” said an official, quoted by the Arabic language daily
Alittihad.The paper said the plane was later towed to the tarmac near the airport,
where it would be examined and repaired.
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