RIYADH - Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV3818 from Saudi city Medina to Bangladesh's capital Dhaka was diverted to Jeddah after suffering a malfunction of the nose landing gear, online Arab News reported on Monday.

The Airbus A330-200 made an emergency landing at Jeddah's King Abdulaziz Airport with the nose gear retracted.

The aircraft had circled over Jeddah for several hours and was forced to make two low passes, before it was allowed to land at around 10 pm local time (1900 GMT).

The plane suffered considerable damage, but passengers were evacuated via emergency slides and no injuries have been reported so far.