A Saudia Airlines flight, carrying pilgrims for the Hajj, suffered a technical malfunction at Lucknow Airport on Monday. Local sources indicated that smoke and sparks were observed coming from a wheel of the aircraft. Additional information regarding this situation is pending.
Concurrently, a Lufthansa flight scheduled to arrive at Hyderabad airport on Monday was diverted back to Frankfurt Airport in Germany. The airline stated they did not receive landing permission. A bomb threat was the cause, according to airport authorities.
The Lufthansa flight, identified as LH752, had departed from Germany with the intention of landing at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. However, the aircraft turned back. An Hyderabad airport official confirmed that the flight returned due to a bomb threat received before entering Indian airspace.