Editing Saudia (section)

==Incidents and accidents==
* On 25 September 1959, a Saudia [[Douglas DC-4|Douglas DC-4/C-54A-5-DO]] (registration HZ-AAF), performed a belly landing shortly after take-off from the old Jeddah Airport. The cause of the accident was gust locks not deactivated by the mechanic, followed by a stall. All 67 passengers and five crew members survived.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19590925-0 |title=Saudi Arabian Airlines DC-4 accident HZ-AAF |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |access-date=16 March 2010}}</ref>
* On 9 February 1968, a [[Douglas C-47]] (reg. HZ-AAE) was damaged beyond economic repair at an unknown location.<ref name=ASN090268>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19680209-0|title=HZ-AAE Accident description|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=24 July 2011}}</ref>
* On 10 November 1970, a [[Douglas DC-3]] on a flight from [[Amman Civil Airport]], [[Jordan]] to King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was hijacked and diverted to [[Damascus Airport]], [[Syria]].<ref name=ASN101170>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19701110-0|title=Hijacking description|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=20 October 2010}}</ref>
* On 11 July 1972, a [[Douglas C-47]]B (reg. HZ-AAK) was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at [[Tabuk Airport]].<ref name=ASN110772>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720710-0|title=HZ-AAK Accident description|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=5 September 2010}}</ref>
* On 2 January 1976, Saudia Flight 5130, a [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10]]-30CF, leased from [[Overseas National Airways|ONA]] undershot the runway at [[Istanbul]], Turkey, crash landed, tearing off the #1 engine and causing the left wing to catch fire. All passengers and crew evacuated safely. The aircraft was written off.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19760102-0|access-date=November 24, 2020|title=N1031F}}</ref>

[[File:Saudia Flight 163 aftermath of fire onboard.jpg|thumb|The aftermath of the fire aboard [[Saudia Flight 163]] in 1980]]

* On 19 August 1980, [[Saudia Flight 163]], a [[Lockheed L-1011 TriStar|Lockheed L-1011-200 TriStar]] (HZ-AHK), operating [[Karachi]]-[[Riyadh]]-[[Jeddah]], was completely destroyed by fire at Riyadh airport with the loss of all 301 people on board due to delays in evacuating the aircraft.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19800819-1|type=Accident}}</ref> This was the deadliest accident experienced by Saudia until 312 were killed in the loss of Flight 763 over 16 years later.
* On 22 December 1980, [[Saudia Flight 162]], a Lockheed L-1011-200 TriStar, operating [[Dhahran]] to [[Karachi]], experienced an explosive decompression, penetrating the passenger cabin. The hole sucked out two passengers and depressurized the cabin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=12231980&reg=HZ-AHJ&airline=Saudi+Arabian+Airlines|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050524142106/http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=12231980&reg=HZ-AHJ&airline=Saudi+Arabian+Airlines|archive-date=24 May 2005|title=Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 12231980|publisher=Air Disaster |date=23 December 1980|url-status=usurped|access-date=28 January 2013}}</ref>
* On 5 April 1984, a Saudia [[Lockheed L-1011 TriStar]] on final approach to [[Damascus]], Syria, from [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia, was hijacked by a Syrian national. The hijacker demanded to be taken to [[Istanbul]], Turkey but changed his mind and requested to go to [[Stockholm]], Sweden. After landing in Istanbul to refuel, the hijacker was arrested after the pilot pushed him out of the emergency exit.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19840405-1|type=Hijacking}}</ref>
* On 12 November 1996, a Saudia [[Boeing 747-100]]B (HZ-AIH), operating flight 763, was involved in the [[Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision|1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision]]. The aircraft was on its way from [[New Delhi]], India, to [[Dhahran]], Saudi Arabia, when a [[Kazakhstan Airlines]] [[Ilyushin Il-76]] (UN-76435) collided with it over the village of [[Charkhi Dadri]], about 45 miles west of New Delhi. Flight 763 was carrying 312 people, all of whom, along with 37 more on the Kazakh aircraft, died, for a total of 349 fatalities.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19961112-0|type=Accident}}</ref><ref>{{ASN accident|id=19961112-1|type=Accident}}</ref> The loss of Flight 763 alone remains Saudia's worst accident in terms of fatalities. The accident overall also remains the world's deadliest mid-air collision.
* On 6 September 1997, A Boeing 737-200 operating as Saudia Flight 1861 (reg. HZ-AGM) from Najran was accelerating on its takeoff roll when the No. 2 engine spooled up without any pilot input, the captain attempted to abort the landing but the engine continued to increase in power. The plane veered to the left of the runway, causing the main landing gears to collapse and tearing the right engine off the wing. It skidded for a few meters before stopping on the sand, a fire broke out but all 85 occupants managed to escape.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=NTSB Safety Recommendations |url=https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA359793.pdf |journal=NTSB Safety Recommendations |pages=119–123 |via=Defense Technical Information Center}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Accident Report |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19970906-2 |website=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 14 October 2000, Saudia Flight 115,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://cdnedge.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/972429.stm | work=BBC World | title=Saudi hijack passengers freed| date=14 October 2000 | access-date=25 December 2010<!-- , 2010-->}}</ref> flying from [[Jeddah]] to [[London]] was hijacked en route by two men who claimed they were armed with explosives. The hijackers commandeered the [[Boeing 777]]-200ER (HZ-AKH) to [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]], where all 90 passengers and 15 crew members were safely released. The two hijackers, identified as Lieutenant Faisal Naji Hamoud Al-Bilawi and First Lieutenant Ayesh Ali Hussein Al-Fareedi,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.saudiembassy.net/archive/2000/news/Page196.aspx | work=Saudi Embassy | title=Hijacked Saudi plane returns safely to Riyadh | date=2000-09-16 | access-date=25 December 2010}}</ref> both Saudi citizens, were arrested and later extradited to Saudi Arabia in 2003.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://archive.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=35258&d=18&m=11&y=2003 | work=USA Today | title=Saudi Hijacker Extradited| date=18 November 2003 | access-date=25 December 2010<!-- , 2010-->}}</ref><ref>{{ASN accident|id=20001014-0|type=Hijacking}}</ref>
* On 23 August 2001, at [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport]], [[Malaysia]], a [[Boeing 747-300]] (reg. HZ-AIO) suffered nose damage as it entered a monsoon drainage ditch while it was being taxied by maintenance staff from the hangar to the gate before a return flight to Saudi Arabia. None of the six crew members on board at the time were injured, but the aircraft was written off.<ref>{{cite web|title=Accident information: Boeing 747 Saudi Arabian Airlines HZ-AIO|work=Airfleets|url=http://www.airfleets.net/crash/crash_report_Saudia_HZ-AIO.htm|access-date=27 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{ASN accident|id=20010823-0|type=Hull-loss}}</ref>
* On 8 September 2005, a [[Boeing 747]] travelling from [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka, to [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia, carrying mostly Sri Lankan nationals to take up employment in the Kingdom, received a false alarm claiming that a bomb had been planted on board. The aircraft returned to Colombo. During the evacuation, there was a [[Stampede|passenger stampede]] in the wake of which one Sri Lankan woman died, 62 were injured, and 17 were hospitalized. The aircraft had taken on a load of 420 passengers in Colombo.<ref>"[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2005_Sept_12/ai_n15403211 Bomb hoax triggers panic at Sri Lanka airport] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611110044/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2005_Sept_12/ai_n15403211 |date=11 June 2008 }}," ''Asian Political News''. 12 September 2005</ref> According to the [[Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka]], the probable cause was a "Breakdown of timely and effective communication amongst Aerodrome Controller and Ground Handling (SriLankan Airlines) personnel had prevented a timely dispatch of the stepladders to the aircraft to deplane the passengers on time, which resulted in the Pilot-In-Command to order an emergency evacuation of the passengers through slides after being alarmed by the bomb threat."<ref>"[http://www.caa.lk/pdf/accident_reports/HZ-AIP_08_Sept.%202005.pdf Final report:  Accident of Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight SV-781, Boeing 747-368, Registration HZ-AIP, oN 08 September 2005 at Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake – Sri Lanka]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140322230507/http://www.caa.lk/pdf/accident_reports/HZ-AIP_08_Sept.%202005.pdf Archive]) [[Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka]]. p. 11. Retrieved 3 May 2013.</ref>
* On 25 May 2008, an [[Air Atlanta Icelandic]] aircraft operating for Saudia as Flight 810 (TF-ARS) from [[Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport]], [[Madinah]] made an unscheduled landing at [[Zia International Airport]] (now [[Shahjalal International Airport]]), [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh. During the roll, the tower controller reported that he saw a fire on the right-hand wing. Upon vacating the runway, the crew received a fire indication for engine number three. The fire extinguisher was activated and all engines were shut down. The aircraft, a [[Boeing 747-300|Boeing 747-357]], which was damaged beyond repair, was successfully evacuated.<ref name="Aviation Safety Network">{{ASN accident|id=20080325-0|type=Hull-loss}}</ref> Only minor injuries were incurred.<ref>{{cite news |title=Saudi plane catches fire at ZIA |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=29352|newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|date=26 March 2008|access-date=24 January 2011}}</ref> Investigations revealed a fuel leak where the fuel enters the front spar for engine number three.<ref name="Aviation Safety Network"/>
* On 5 January 2014, a leased [[Boeing 767-300ER]] operating under Saudia was forced to make an emergency landing at [[Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Airport]] in [[Medina]] after the right [[landing gear]] failed to deploy. Fourteen passengers were minorly injured and three passengers were seriously injured from the evacuation via the emergency slides.<ref name="ASN"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Plane Crash Lands in Saudi Holy City|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/middleeast/2014/01/05/plane-crash-lands-in-saudi-holy-city/|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Saudi Plane Makes Emergency Landing, 29 Hurt|url=http://gulfbusiness.com/2014/01/saudi-plane-makes-emergency-landing-29-hurt/#.UtluwmRagzY|access-date=17 January 2014|newspaper=Gulf Business|date=5 January 2014|agency=Reuters}}</ref> The aircraft was substantially damaged and repaired.<ref name="ASN">{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Boeing 767-3W0ER HS-BKE, Sunday 5 January 2014 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/320609 |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref>
* On 5 August 2014, a [[Boeing 747-400]] (reg. HZ-AIX) operating as Flight 871 from Manila to Riyadh veered off runway 24 of [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport]] in Manila, Philippines, while positioning for takeoff. No one on the plane or ground was injured.<ref name="ABS-CBN News">{{cite web|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/08/05/14/saudia-plane-overshoots-naia-runway|title=Saudia plane overshoots NAIA runway (MNL)|work=ABS CBN News|access-date=5 August 2014}}</ref>
* On 11 November 2017, a [[MyCargo Airlines]] [[Boeing 747-400]] freighter operated by [[Saudia Cargo]] (reg. TC-ACR) as flight SV916 from [[Maastricht Aachen Airport|Maastricht]] to [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]] veered off to the right of the runway during the takeoff roll in after a loss of thrust on the #4 engine caused by a [[compressor stall]]. The pilots did not immediately retard the thrust levers, and more standard procedures weren't followed as the plane swerved due to 'startle effect'.<ref>[https://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/nl/media/inline/2020/3/12/runway_excursion_after_loss_of_thrust_at_low_speed.pdf "][http://www.caa.lk/pdf/accident_reports/HZ-AIP_08_Sept.%202005.pdf Final report:  Accident of MyCargo Airlines opb Saudia Cargo Flight SV-916, Boeing 747-400ERF, Registration TC-ACR, On 11 November 2017 at Maastricht/Aachen Airport, Netherlands]" Dutch Safety Board</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-428FER TC-ACR Maastricht/Aachen Airport (MST) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20171111-0 |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> The aircraft was repaired soon after.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Accident: MyCargo B744 at Maastricht on Nov 11th 2017, runway excursion on takeoff |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4b0ed972 |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=avherald.com}}</ref>
* On 21 May 2018, an [[Onur Air]]-leased [[Airbus A330-200]] registered as TC-OCH, operating as Flight 3818 from [[Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Airport|Medina]], Saudi Arabia, to [[Shahjalal International Airport|Dhaka]], Bangladesh, was diverted to [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia, after suffering a malfunction with the nose landing gear. It was forced to make an emergency landing with its nose gear retracted. No injuries were reported.<ref name="Arab News">{{cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1307081/saudi-arabia|title=Saudia Airbus A330-200 makes emergency landing at Jeddah airport|work=Arab News|date=21 May 2018 |access-date=22 May 2018}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Current source is unreliable. The event was still progressing when the source was made. ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=September 2024}}
* On 20 June 2022, a [[Boeing 777#777-300|Boeing 777-368]] operating as Flight 862 from [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia, veered off and got stuck at a taxiway in Manila after landing. All 420 people on board were unharmed.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Saudia plane veers off NAIA runway |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/835487/saudia-plane-veers-off-naia-runway/story/ |first=Sundy |last=Locus |work=GMA News |date=20 June 2022 |access-date=16 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 June 2022 |access-date=16 January 2023 |last=Esperas |first=Raoul |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/multimedia/photo/06/20/22/saudia-airplane-gets-stuck-at-naia-taxiway |title=Saudia airplane gets stuck at NAIA taxiway |publisher=ABS-CBN News}}</ref>
* On 15 April 2023, an [[Airbus A330#A330-300|Airbus A330-343]] operating as Flight 458 was destroyed while preparing to take off in [[Khartoum Airport]], Sudan, during the [[2023 Sudan clashes]]. The aircraft, registered as HZ-AQ30, was hit by a tracer bullet, causing its hull to burn and its tail section to collapse.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-airline-involved-accident-airport-khartoum-sudan-2023-4 |access-date=17 April 2023 |date=15 April 2023 |last=Hogg |website=businessinsider.com |publisher=Business Insider |first=Ryan |title=Saudia Said Plane Involved in 'Accident' at Sudan's Khartoum Airport |quote=Saudia, formerly called Saudi Arabian Airlines, issued a statement saying one of its Airbus A330 jets was "involved in an accident" at the airport before a flight to Riyadh.... the other plane damaged in the shelling was a Ukraine-based SkyUp 737, operating on behalf of airline Sunwing.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Air Plus News |user=airplusnews |number=1647182564354924546 |title=air plus news on Twitter: "🔴 [ Urgent ] Un Airbus A330 en feu à l'aéroport de Khartoum après la prise de contrôle par les rebelles putschistes. Plus d'infos à venir ⚠️ Des avions de combat sont actuellement en vol au-dessus de la capitale soudanaise." (🔴 [ Urgent ] An Airbus A330 on fire at Khartoum airport after the coup rebels took control. More info to come. ⚠️ Fighter jets are currently flying over the Sudanese capital.)}}</ref> Despite the damage, all occupants onboard managed to escape without any injuries<ref>{{Cite tweet|author=المركز الإعلامي {{!}} الخطوط السعودية (Media Center {{!}} Saudi Arabian Airlines)|user=svmedia_center|title=Statement on accident involving #saudia aircraft at Khartoum International Airport|language=en|number=1647210332589268993}}</ref> and were evacuated to the Saudi Embassy in Khartoum.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Uras |first1=Umut |last2=Gadzo |first2=Mersiha |last3=Siddiqui |first3=Usaid |title=Sudan updates: Explosions, shooting rock Khartoum |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/4/15/sudan-unrest-live-news-explosions-shooting-rock-khartoum |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415095207/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/4/15/sudan-unrest-live-news-explosions-shooting-rock-khartoum |archive-date=15 April 2023 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> Another Saudi plane was a few hundred kilometres away from airport and it did not land. It did a U-turn in order to avoid being shot down.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://zeenews.india.com/aviation/sudan-saudia-a330-other-planes-damaged-at-khartoum-airport-amid-heavy-firing-watch-video-2595292.html | title=Sudan: Saudia A330, Other Planes Damaged at Khartoum Airport Amid Heavy Firing - Watch Video }}</ref>
* On 11 July 2024, an [[Airbus A330#A330-300|Airbus A330-343]], registered HZ-AQ28, operating as Flight 792 from [[King Khalid International Airport|Riyadh International Airport]], Saudi Arabia, to [[Bacha Khan International Airport|Peshawar International Airport]], Pakistan, caught fire after a minor issue caused the landing gear to catch fire. All 276 passengers and 21 crew members were evacuated via the emergency slides safely.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Incident Airbus A330-343 HZ-AQ28, Thursday 11 July 2024 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/393046 |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref> At least 10 passengers sustained injuries.