An Air India Express flight, which was on its way to Saudi Arabia’s Damman from Kozhikode in Kerala, with 168 passengers onboard was diverted to Thiruvananthapuram.
New Delhi: An Air India Express flight, which was on its way to Saudi Arabia’s Damman from Kozhikode in Kerala, with 168 passengers onboard was diverted to Thiruvananthapuram. The Air India Express flight was diverted due to technical issues, the airline’s spokesperson said in a statement.
“Air India Express flight from Calicut to Dammam in Saudi Arabia with 168 passengers onboard diverted to Thiruvananthapuram due to technical issues,” Air India Express said in its statement.
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A full emergency was declared at the International Airport after the Dammam-bound flight from Calicut was diverted to the state capital due to suspected hydraulic failure. Sources quoted by news agency PTI said the tail part of the Air-India Express IX 385, carrying 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 said. The airport management declared a full emergency.
