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Flight 163 departed Qu'aid-e-Azam International Airport (now Jinnah International Airport) in Karachi, Pakistan, at 18:32 Pakistan time (13:32 UTC) bound for Jeddah International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with a scheduled intermediate stop at Riyadh Airport.
Aug 19, 2022 · On Tuesday, August 19, 1980, Saudia Flight 163 returned to Riyadh International Airport (RUH) after a fire broke out in the aircraft's cargo hold. Despite a successful emergency landing, the fire continued, with all 287 passengers and 14 crew dying from smoke inhalation.
Aug 3, 2019 · Saudia flight 163 was a regularly scheduled flight from Karachi, Pakistan to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with a stopover in Riyadh, operated by Saudi Arabia’s national airline using a wide...
Feb 6, 2023 · On August 19, 1980, Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 163 (Lockheed 1011-200 TriStar) was scheduled to take 287 passengers and 14 crew members from Riyadh to Jeddah. 82 passengers had boarded the plane in Karachi, while the remaining 205 passengers boarded in Riyadh.
Dec 20, 2022 · On August 19, 1980, Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 163, L1011 registration number HZ-AHK, took off from the airport at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Seven minutes after take-off an aural warning indicated smoke in the aft cargo compartment.
International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 19th August 1980, when fire broke out on board Saudi Arabian Airlines (or Saudia) Flight 163, a Lockheed L1011 Tristar. All 301 passengers and crew died from smoke inhalation (carbon monoxide poisoning) while the plane was on the airport taxiway after
Jan 22, 2023 · Saudia flight 163 set off from Karachi, Pakistan bound for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was to turn around in Riyadh for refueling and to allow some passengers to disembark. The Lockheed L-1011-200 Tristar performed the first leg of the journey uneventfully and then set off again for Jeddah. There were 287 passengers onboard. The crew.
