| Date: | Saturday 15 April 2023 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-343E |
| Owner/operator: | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
| Registration: | HZ-AQ30 |
| MSN: | 1834 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772B-60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Khartoum International Airport (KRT) -
 Sudan
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS) |
| Riyadh-King Khalid International Airport (RUH/OERK) |
A Saudia Airbus A330-343E, intending to perform flight SV458, caught fire on the apron at Khartoum International Airport (KRT/HSSK) during fighting at the airport.
An armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began on 15 April 2023 when the RSF launched an attack on multiple SAF bases across the country, including in the capital Khartoum.
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