Gulf Air 042 makes an emergency landing at Beirut airport

July 21, 2010 ⋅ 5:39 am ⋅ Post a comment
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A Gulf Air plane carrying made an emergency landing late Tuesday evening at the Beirut Rafik Hariri International Airport after the glass of the right window of the cockpit was shattered.

The captain of the plane, which was en route from Athens to Bahrain, asked the Beirut airport control tower for permission to make an emergency landing according to Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.

Gulf air flight number 042 , which was carrying 101 passengers was able to land safely at the 9:43 pm.

The Air Bus 319 plane was at 36,000 ft elevation when its captain decided to make the emergency landing according to NNA

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  • sophia

    I heard news earlier stating that the window of this particular airplane was shattered due to a big fight on Ooza3i between two families: one is Assaf family and I can’t recall what the other family is. Then we never heard of this again so what’s the deal pray?

  • sophia

    I heard news earlier stating that the window of this particular airplane was shattered due to a big fight on Ooza3i between two families: one is Assaf family and I can’t recall what the other family is. Then we never heard of this again so what’s the deal pray?

  • sophia

    I heard news earlier stating that the window of this particular airplane was shattered due to a big fight on Ooza3i between two families: one is Assaf family and I can’t recall what the other family is. Then we never heard of this again so what’s the deal pray?

  • Ali

    I am happy that no one is hurt. God Bless all travelers, pilots and associated support staff.

  • Ali

    I am happy that no one is hurt. God Bless all travelers, pilots and associated support staff.

  • Ali

    I am happy that no one is hurt. God Bless all travelers, pilots and associated support staff.

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