Jordan | A dust storm in Aqaba forces a domestic flight to return to Queen Alia Airport

Written By سنان خلف on 2023/06/13

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - The official spokesman for the Aqaba Special Region Authority said that the Royal Jordanian plane heading to King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba returned to Queen Alia International Airport, due to the bad weather, stormy and heavy dust in the airspace of the city and the region.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> He added to &quot;Roya&quot; that although the pilot was waiting for an additional time in anticipation of calm weather, the severe dusty condition led to the return of the flight towards Queen Alia Airport until the situation improves in the Aqaba area, which is witnessing heavy winds laden with dust and dust.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /> The Aqaba Authority called on citizens to take all precautions and stay away as much as possible from the windy destinations of Rumaila, especially children, the elderly and those suffering from allergic and respiratory diseases.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Aqaba Governorate and the surrounding areas are witnessing a dust storm, thick dust, volatile soil, and a lack of horizontal visibility, with the entry of the Khamsini depression extending into Jordan and coming from northern Egypt, since Tuesday noon.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Earlier, the Security Directorate had taken preventive measures and reserved special treatments for people suffering from respiratory diseases, asthma and allergies.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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