The plane with 170 passengers aboard landed safely at Thiruvananthapuram airport
Thiruvananthapuram: An Air India Express flight which took off from here for Sharjah in the UAE on Monday morning with 170 passengers was forced to turn back shortly after taking off due to a technical glitch.
The plane, which also had a crew of six, landed safely at Thiruvananthapuram airport and another flight was arranged for the passengers, including five infants, to travel to Sharjah, an Air India Express (AIE) spokesperson told PTI.
According to an official of the airport, the incident occurred around 7 AM.
The AIE spokesperson said the pilots noticed the technical glitch around half-an-hour after take-off and immediately decided to turn back to Thiruvananthapuram.
Get Breaking News Alerts From Gulf News
We’ll send you latest news updates through the day. You can manage them any time by clicking on the notification icon.
Dear Reader,
This section is about Living in UAE and essential information you cannot live without.
Register to read and get full access to gulfnews.com
By clicking below to sign up, you’re agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
Forgot password
or