Flights will operate as planned on Monday as Sama makes urgent arrangements to accommodate stranded passengers on other airlines. Sama CEO Bruce Ashby said the decision was not an easy one for the airlines and was taken only after failing to find an alternative. Sama has informed the General Authority of Civil Aviation of its plan, said GACA spokesman Khalid Al-Khaibari.
The statement released by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) on Saturday said that a “heavy hit on the surface of the runway caused the crash that led to a fire and billowing smoke all around” immediately after landing.