The Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by SkyUp from Ukraine landed at the seaside resort without incident.
The passenger jet taxied to the parking stand where CCTV footage showed a fire break out on the jet's left landing gear.
According to airline website Airlive.net, the jet was leaking hydraulic fluid which dripped onto the aircraft's hot brakes and caught fire.
Emergency services soon doused the flames and the passengers and crew were disembarked without injury.
According to flight-tracking website Flight Radar 24, the 15-year-old aircraft was soon back in operation.
According to Flight Global, there were 189 passengers and seven crew onboard the jet at the time.
A spokesperson for the Egyptian civil aviation ministry said the fire 'could have turned into a disaster'.
According to the ministry, the fire would have spread to other parts of the aircraft had staff not acted 'professionally'.
Source: Daily Mail UK
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