SV972 - Incident: Saudia B772 near Kolkata on Apr 15th 2023
Created Sunday, Apr 16th 2023 15:53Z, last updated Sunday, Apr 16th 2023 15:53Z
A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777-200 freighter, registration HZ-AK72 performing flight SV-972 from Dammam (Saudi Arabia) to Hong Kong (China), was enroute at FL390 about 90nm westnorthwest of Kolkata (India) when the crew decided to divert to Kolkata due to a cracked windshield. The aircraft landed safely in Kolkata about 32 minutes later.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Kolkata about 34 hours after landing.
Source: The Aviation Herald · #SV972 on X