A Saudia flight from Jeddah to Jakarta diverted to Medan after pilots declared an emergency.
Saudia flight SV5276 departed Jeddah Monday, June 16 2025 at 22:19 AST. The Boeing 777-300ER (registration HZ-AK32) climbed to 31,000 feet over Saudi Arabia then to 33,000 feet over India.
Pilots declared a general emergency (squawk 7700) between Malaysia and Indonesia then diverted to Medan Kuala Namu International Airport where it landed on runway 23, 8 hours and 24 minutes after departure.
Flight operations at KNO Airport were halted following the emergency landing. Two flights (IW1249 and GA6416) were circling until landings resumed on runway 05.
UPDATE #1
Nature of emergency is still unknown.
UPDATE #2
Flight operations resumed on opposite runway 05.
