Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 19: An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram (Flt no IX540) made an emergency touchdown on the airport right here on Sunday morning after the flight developed a technical snag within the nostril wheel of the plane.
All 156 passengers on board the flight are secure.
The Air India Aircraft made an emergency touchdown at 5.40 a.m. after the pilot contacted the air visitors management requesting for an emergency touchdown. The airport instantly declared an ’emergency’ on the airport and made all of the preparations on the airport.
The runway was cleared for emergency touchdown and the flight easily landed on the airport, sources within the airport informed IANS.
The plane was later towed away after all of the 156 passengers embarked from it.
The airport sources informed IANS that no flights had been diverted because of this incident. The Director General of Civil Aviation will conduct an investigation into the incident.
AI Express flight from Dubai makes emergency touchdown at Thiruvananthapuram airport IANS 19 February 2023 Post Your Comments
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