Originally Posted by
A320ECAM
And there is a very old thread on here regarding this accident. The last post in that thread asks about whether it was true that the Saudi Royal Family's aircraft was moving at the airport and the Saudi flight, whilst on fire, was either put into a holding pattern before landing or told to hold on the ground until the Saudi RF's aircraft took off. Any truth in this?
The report from the Saudi AIB can, of course, be relied upon to tell the true story.