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Air India Express Flight Hits Runway During Takeoff, Makes Emergency Landing In Thiruvananthapuram

The sources said the tail part of plane that was바카라 웹사이트carrying 182 passengers, hit the runway during take-off from the Calicut international Airport in the morning

Air India Express flight makes emergency landing
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A full emergency was declared at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala today바카라 웹사이트after a Dammam-bound flight from Calicut was diverted to the state capital due to suspected hydraulic failure.

The fight, Air-India Express 1X 385바카라 웹사이트landed at the airport at 12.15 PM, according to airport sources.바카라 웹사이트The sources said the tail part of plane that was바카라 웹사이트carrying 182 passengers, hit the runway during take-off from the Calicut international Airport in the morning.

The flight landed at the airport after dumping fuel over the Arabian Sea to facilitate safe landing, the sources told PTI.바카라 웹사이트The airport management declared a full emergency.

This is the second such incident with an Air India flight this week. An Air India Newark (US)-Delhi flight (AI106) with nearly 300 passengers onboard made an emergency landing at Sweden's Stockholm airport on Wednesday, after developing a technical snag.바카라 웹사이트

It has been reported that the바카라 웹사이트flight, operated with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, was diverted as it had an oil leak in one of the engines.바카라 웹사이트As per agency reports, all the passengers are safe.바카라 웹사이트

According to a senior Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official, following the oil leak, the engine was shut down, and later the flight landed safely in Stockholm.바카라 웹사이트He also added that during the ground inspection, oil was seen coming out from the drain mast of engine two.바카라 웹사이트

In the updated statement issued late Wednesday evening, Air India said it had arranged hotel accommodation for all guests.바카라 웹사이트

(With inputs from PTI)

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