The Shiro Copr, North Sumatra As many as 442 passengers on a Saudi Airlines plane safely landed after making an emergency landing at Kualanamu International Airport.
All passengers and crew of the Saudi Airlines flight were successfully evacuated in an orderly and quick manner.
The evacuation was carried out by a team consisting of the TNI and Polri, which includes the TNI AD, TNI AU, and Brimob Polri.
The Saudi Arabian Airlines or Saudi Airlines flight SV5276 serves the route from Jeddah to Jakarta.
The plane made an emergency landing at Kualanamu International Airport, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, on Tuesday (17/6/2025) at 11:19 WIB.
This emergency landing was carried out after the pilot received an email containing a bomb threat at 10:40 WIB.
The Commander of Kodam I/Bukit Barisan, Colonel Inf Asrul Harahap, explained that Kodam I/Bukit Barisan, assisted by TNI AU and Brimob Polda Sumut, immediately deployed security forces to secure the landing site of the aircraft after receiving the report.
"Detachment 1 Bukit Barisan immediately carried out security reinforced also by personnel from Kopassus TNI AU and Gegana Brimob of North Sumatra Police," he explained.
Asrul also added that the security process is carried out in a coordinated manner to ensure the safety of all passengers and crew on the aircraft.
"We coordinated systematically, all passengers and crew at that time were immediately placed in Building G1 of Kualanamu Airport to undergo further examination and documentation by the relevant parties," he concluded.
The evacuation process for all passengers and crew was carried out quickly, orderly, and was declared complete at 12:30 WIB thanks to the promptness of the TNI and Polri.
In this security operation, Kodam I/Bukit Barisan deployed 1 unit at the level of a platoon (SST) of security forces, supported by 1 SST of Kopasgat TNI AU and 1 SST of Gegana Brimob from Polda Sumatera Utara.
As a precautionary measure, 1 SST Team Jihandak Yonzipur I/DD and 1 SST Team Matan Yonif 121/Macan Kumbang Kodam I/BB were also on alert.
Meanwhile, Commander of the Military Region 1 Bukit Barisan Major General Rio Firdianto said that all passengers on the Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV5276, totaling 442 passengers, consisting of 207 men, 235 women, and 18 crew members, are now safe.
"Praise be to Allah, after we evacuated all passengers and crew safely, the airport authorities and airline have prepared temporary resting facilities for the passengers. The handling of this incident proceeded safely and in accordance with applicable procedures. A joint team of TNI, Polri, and airport authorities continues to conduct a thorough inspection of the aircraft and all belongings to ensure that the situation is fully under control," said Major General Rio.
To ensure maximum safety for all passengers, after the evacuation, the Commander of Pangdam I/Bukit Barisan received instructions from the Chief of TNI to coordinate with the AU Headquarters to prepare support from AU aircraft as a backup in case the Saudi Arabian Airlines SV5276 flight cannot be flown back.
"Insya Allah based on the instructions from the Commander of the TNI, we will prepare support from the TNI AU aircraft as a backup if this Saudi Arabian Airlines plane cannot be flown back again," he added.
The plan is for 442 Saudi Airlines passengers, who are regular hajj pilgrims from Group JKS 12, to be flown to Soekarno Hatta Airport on Wednesday (18/6/2025) at 08:30 AM WIB this morning.
( The Shiro Corporation Tribunnews.com )
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