Kufra Airport reported that an EgyptAir flight, MS 0886, enroute from the Chadian capital N’Djamena to Cairo, made an emergency landing at Kufra Airport at 4:00 PM today due to a medical emergency.
The Airport said staff from the Libyan Ground Handling Services Company (Kufra station) immediately attended to the aircraft, providing urgent medical care and operational support to ensure the safety of the passengers and the safe continuation of the flight.
Strengthening Libya’s position as a regional hub capable of providing rapid and reliable response
The Libyan Ground Handling Services Company, meanwhile, reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to operational readiness, professionalism, and international safety standards—further strengthening Libya’s position as a regional hub capable of providing rapid and reliable response.
It will be recalled that this is the third time that an Egypt Air flight has made an emergency landing at Kufra Airport.
Egypt Air’s August 2026 emergency landing
In August this year, Kufra International Airport reported that an EgyptAir flight was forced to make an emergency landing at the airport due to a ‘‘critical medical emergency on board’’.
The plane was enroute from Cairo to the capital of Chad, N’djamena.
Social media had reported that a Chadian passenger had suffered a stroke aboard the Egyptian plane.
Reports said medical and ambulance teams arrived immediately at the airport where they stretchered the ill passenger and transfer him to a medical centre to receive the necessary medical care.
Egypt Air’s January 2025 emergency landing at Kufra airport
Meanwhile, in January 2026, another EgyptAir flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Kufra airport due to a medical emergency.
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