Technical Snag Forces Air India Flight with KC Venugopal to Make Emergency Landing in Chennai

An Air India flight, with Congress MP KC Venugopal onboard, was compelled to make an emergency diversion to Chennai due to a suspected technical snag. The flight, AI 2455, encountered turbulence soon after departing from Thiruvananthapuram. Venugopal recounted the alarming experience, emphasizing the aircraft circling the airport, awaiting landing clearance for nearly two hours. He stated that a critical moment occurred during the initial landing attempt when another aircraft was reported to be on the runway, highlighting the captain’s decisive action to pull up and save lives. Air India clarified that the diversion was a precautionary measure due to a suspected technical problem and poor weather conditions, and the go-around was due to ATC instructions.