Air India Express Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Kochi After Developing Snag, Third Incident Involving the Airline in Three Days

In three days, another Air India Express flight was reported to have developed a snag. The flight with 170 passengers on board took off from Kerala's Kochi airport for Sharjah but returned after 45 minutes.

Air India Express Flight. (Photo credits: Wikimedia Commons)

Kochi, Aug 3: In three days, another Air India Express flight was reported to have developed a snag. The flight with 170 passengers on board took off from Kerala's Kochi airport for Sharjah but returned after 45 minutes. The flight left Kochi airport around 10.30 p.m. on Wednesday and returned soon after. The 170 passengers were put on other flights bound for Sharjah. Air India Flight to UAE With 154 Passengers Faces Technical Glitch, Lands at Thiruvananthapuram; Emergency Declared at Airport.

On Monday just before noon, Bahrain- bound Air India Express flight aborted its take off from Thiruvananthapuram airport. The same day, an Air India Express flight that left Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu and was headed for Sharjah landed at the Thiruvananthapuram airport here following a technical snag. IndiGo Flight Attendants Fight With Passenger Old Video Goes Viral: 5-Year-Old Clip of Airline Staff Misbehaving With Elderly Man Doing Rounds on Twitter, Here's What Had Happened in 2017.

In a gap of three days, three Air India Express flights have developed technical issues. Air India Express flies from three airports in Kerala to various Middle East destinations -- Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Aug 03, 2023 11:18 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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