Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Friday apologized to Manila-bound passengers who were stranded in King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh after a plane of the flag carrier was grounded because of an “aircraft situation” in the Saudi Arabian capital.

Flight PR655 was originally set to depart Riyadh on April 6 at 6:50 p.m. local time when the aircraft encountered technical issues.

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