A Boeing 747 was forced into making an emergency landing after one of its engines burst into flames during take-off.
The aircraft, travelling from Indonesia, could be seen hurtling down the runway when a jet of fire was thrown out of its right-hand-side engine.
The flight was taking 468 passengers from Makassar to Medina in Saudi Arabia.
Many of those on board - travelling from Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim country - would be going on to complete "Hajj" pilgrimages to Islam's holy city of Mecca.
A jet of fire was thrown out of the plane's right-hand-side engine as it took off
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But the incident forced pilots into bringing the plane back into land, before all on board were safely evacuated.
After 90 minutes of flying in a holding pattern off the coast of Sulawesi, the island home to Makassar, the plane was able to land safely at its airport of origin, according to aviation news outlet JACDEC.
The flight was being run by Garuda Indonesia, the country's "flag carrier" airline, which runs daily services between the Makassar and Medina.
This incident is just the latest in a line of accidents and missteps involving Boeing and its aircraft.
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Terra Avia on ops for Garuda Indonesia Boeing 747-400 (ER-BOS, built 2001) experienced a brief engine fire during take-off rotation from runway 21 at Makassar-Intl Airport(WAAA), Indonesia. The pilots of flight #GA1105 to Madinah continued the climb-out, entered a holding pattern… pic.twitter.com/6zAjxQunRe
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) May 15, 2024
Recently, whistleblower Santiago Paredes has alleged that Boeing's largest suppliers have frequently let aircraft fuselages leave factories with up to 200 defects.
Paredes has told the BBC he had often found defects on parts being prepared for shipping to Boeing.
But Boeing has declined to comment to the BBC over Paredes's allegations.
The aerospace firm has also met criticism for its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies, which insiders have claimed is "ripping our society apart".
The flight was travelling from Makassar in the island of Sulawesi, to Medina, where travellers would go on to Mecca
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The insider told City Journal that Boeing was "just a symptom of a much bigger problem: the failure of our elites".
They continued: "The purpose of the company is now 'broad stakeholder value', including DEI and ESG.
"This was then embraced as a means to power, which further separated the workforce from the company... And it is ripping our society apart.
"The DEI narrative is a very real thing, and, at Boeing, DEI got tied to the status game - it is the thing you embrace if you want to get ahead. It became a means to power... It is anti-excellence."
