AI Express flight faces technical problem, lands at Thiruvananthapuram; emergency declared at airport
Flight IX613, operating between Tiruchirappalli and Sharjah today, made a precautionary landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. The decision was taken due to a technical snag post-takeoff. The airline clarifies that this was not an em...
By PTI | Updated:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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