Royal Jordanian flight forced back to Amman due to dust storm


  • World
  • Wednesday, 14 Jun 2023

AMMAN, June 13 (Xinhua) -- A Royal Jordanian flight heading to Aqaba on Tuesday returned to the capital of Amman due to a dust storm, said Fayez Al Fayez, spokesperson of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA).

The airplane had hovered and waited for the weather condition to ease, but was forced to return to Amman due to the severe dust, Fayez was quoted as saying by the Jordanian state-run Petra news agency.

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