A SAUDIA A320 operating a scheduled flight from Abu Dhabi to Jeddah has declared an emergency in the last few moments, and is initiating a return to Abu Dhabi. SAUDIA flight SV571 Abu Dhabi – JeddahSAUDIA flight SV571, an Airbus A320-200 operating from Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) to Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) declared a general emergency not long after departure, squawking code 7700. The flight is currently negotiating a diversion and return to the departure airport. Diversion and return AUHThe flight had been airborne for approximately 30 minutes before negotiating the subsequent return to AUH. Weather for the flight’s return to AUH is visual flight conditions (VFR), with nil cloud and visibility 10km or more.

Source: Ethiopian News September 13, 2023 10:09 UTC