Saudia Airlines plane carrying 250 Hajj pilgrims encountered a technical glitch upon its arrival at Lucknow Airport on Sunday. The flight faced snag with its landing gear. Smoke and sparks were seen coming from a wheel after it landed, stated the airport officials. The flight SV 3112, had departed from Jeddah at 10.45 pm on Saturday and landed at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow around 6.30 am on Sunday.
Air Traffic Control (ATC) were immediately alerted by the pilot and the plane was pushed back and moved to the taxiway. All the passengers were inside the aircraft during the landing and were evacuated safely. The spark was doused off by the emergency response team within 20 minutes.
On the morning of 15 June, smoke was detected from the wheels of a Saudia aircraft that landed in Lucknow airport, from Jeddah. The Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) team rushed to the spot. Working with the Saudia team, the smoke was contained and damage to the aircraft…
— ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2025
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Earlier, a Lufthansa flight scheduled to land at Hyderabad airport on Monday had to make a U-turn and return to the Frankfurt airport in Germany as the plane did not receive permission to land after a bomb threat was received, authorities said.
Flight LH752 departed from Germany and was scheduled to land at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport early Monday; however, Lufthansa airlines said that they ‘did not receive permission to land,’ while a Hyderabad airport official said that the flight had received a bomb threat.
Lufthansa airline told ANI, “We did not receive a permit to land in Hyderabad, and that’s why the aircraft took a U-turn and returned.” An official from Hyderabad airport has confirmed that the flight returned to Germany as the bomb threat was received while it was still outside Indian airspace.
