HANOI, May 16 – A jetliner taking 468 people from Indonesia to Saudi Arabia made an emergency landing on Wednesday (May 15) due to an engine fire, the Garuda Indonesia airline said, in the latest incident in the archipelago’s airlines safety record.
The Indonesian flag carrier said the Garuda-1105 flight to Madinah – operated by a Boeing 747-400 – returned to its original airport in the Indonesian city of Makassar at 5.15pm (Wednesday) with all passengers unhurt, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.
Garuda president director Irfan Setiaputra said that the decision was made by the pilot in command immediately after takeoff, considering engine problems that required further examination after sparks of fire were observed in one of the engines.
This plane was grounded for a safety probe.
Meanwhile, passengers were all redirected to accommodations before boarding a replacement flight later on the same day.
