This is the dramatic moment a passenger jet catches fire shortly after landing at Sharm El Sheikh airport in Egypt.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by SkyUp from Ukraine landed at the sea side resort without incident.
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The incident occurred at the airport of Sharm El-Sheikh city, with a passenger jet belonging to Ukraine carrier SkyUp Airlines, Egyptian aviation authorities said Saturday.#lkapic.twitter.com/GUtXWVuI2r
The passenger jet taxied to the parking stand where CCTV footage showed a fire break out on the jet's left landing gear.
According to airline website Airlive.net, the jet was leaking hydraulic fluid which dripped onto the aircraft's hot brakes and caught fire.
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Emergency services soon doused the flames and the passengers and crew were disembarked without injury.
According to flight tracking website Flight Radar 24, the 15-year-old aircraft was soon back in operation.
According to Flight Global, there were 189 passengers and seven crew on board the jet at the time.
A spokesperson for the Egyptian civil aviation ministry said the fire 'could have turned into a disaster'.
According to the ministry, the fire would have spread to other parts of the aircraft had staff not acted 'professionally'.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
