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Sharjah-bound Air India Express flight makes emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram

Full emergency was declared at the Thiruvananthapuram airport on Monday after a Sharjah-bound Air India Express flight from Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, made an emergency landing due to a technical snag.

IANS | New Delhi | July 31, 2023 12:42 pm

Sharjah-bound Air India Express flight makes emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram

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Full emergency was declared at the Thiruvananthapuram airport on Monday after a Sharjah-bound Air India Express flight from Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, made an emergency landing due to a technical snag.

Shortly after the flight carrying 154 passengers and crew took off from Tiruchirapalli at 10.53 a.m., news came in that it needed to make an emergency landing.

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After being in the air for about 50 minutes, it landed safely at the Thiruvananthapuram airport.

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Besides full emergency, the airport also made elaborate security arrangements.

One reason why the Air India Express flight decided to in Thiruvananthapuram because of the presence of the Air India hangar.

All people on board are safe.

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