BURAIDAH, 16 August — A Saudi Arabian Airlines plane, which was on a regular flight from Riyadh to Amman, made an emergency landing at Qassim airport yesterday in an attempt to save the life of an ailing passenger. But Gazi Al-Otaiby, who was traveling to Jordan for medical treatment, died before the plane landed at the airport, an informed source told Arab News. Airport officials transferred the body to Buraidah Central Hospital in Qassim. (Khaled Al-Awadh)