Sharjah Airport clarifies smoke from engine was from Turkish cargo plane 21 Feb 2021 Sohaila Ahmed, Staff Reporter Sharjah authorities have refuted the rumours swirling around smoke from one of the engines of its fleet at Sharjah Airport. The airport officials said that the minor incident was reported from a Turkish jet. In an official statement, the authorities said, “The Department of Civil Aviation in Sharjah confirmed that what was circulated about smoke from one of the engines of an aircraft in the airspace of Sharjah belongs to a Turkish cargo plane that suffered a slight malfunction two minutes after it took off and was repaired by the pilot on its way, to continue its destination and land in Istanbul safely without any damage.”