Air India Flight to UAE With 154 Passengers Faces Technical Glitch, Lands at Thiruvananthapuram; Emergency Declared at Airport
The airport authority also informed that the Thiruvananthapuram-Bahrain Air India Express flight, IX 573, with 180 passengers, abandoned takeoff due to technical reasons at 11:06 AM.
Thiruvananthapuram, July 31: An Air India Express flight from Tiruchirappalli to Sharjah with 154 passengers faced technical difficulties shortly after take-off on Monday and was diverted to the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport here where it landed safely, Airport sources said.
While the airport authority declared a full emergency at the International Airport, AI Express said it was a precautionary landing. Air India Delhi-Sydney Flight Suffers Mid-Air Turbulence; Several Passengers Injured.
The flight, IX 613, with 154 passengers and six crew onboard, departed from Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu at around 10:45 AM.
The flight landed safely at Thiruvananthapuram at 12:01 PM, an Air India spokesperson said. Mobile Phone Blast in Air India Plane! AI Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Udaipur After Passenger's Cell Phone Explodes After Take-Off, Say Reports.
The airport authority also informed that the Thiruvananthapuram-Bahrain Air India Express flight, IX 573, with 180 passengers, abandoned takeoff due to technical reasons at 11:06 AM.