The flight was scheduled to return to Jeddah on Monday evening. The ARFF team responded promptly and worked with the Saudia crew to control the situation, successfully containing the smoke and preventing any damage to the aircraft.

All passengers on board, mostly Haj pilgrims, were safely deboarded, and airport operations continued without disruption. The Haj pilgrims were returning home after performing the pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia between June 4 and June 9.

According to a source, the smoke was caused by a minor hydraulic oil leakage in the landing gear.

Later, airport authorities confirmed that all passengers were safely disembarked and that there was no disruption to regular flight operations. According to officials, no injuries were reported in the incident.

However, an official inquiry into the cause of the smoke has been ordered.

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