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Airblue flight coming from Jeddah narrowly escapes accident

By Syeda Mahnoor Nizami

RAWALPINDI: Airblue flight PA 271 narrowly escaped an accident when its tyre burst while landing at Benazir Bhutto International Airport on Friday.

Since the Airbus 320 plane was a bit tilted one of its engines touched the runway. However all the passengers escaped unhurt.

The flight originated in Jeddah and was carrying pilgrims and workers coming back to their homeland.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.