An Air India Express flight from Tiruchalappalli to Sharjah has made an emergency landing. As soon as it took off at 5.40 pm, the hydraulic system connected to the plane's landing gear failed. After this the plane circled in the sky for about 3 hours. After this the plane landed safely at around 8.15 pm.
Air India Express flight number AXB 613 was carrying 141 passengers and crew members. An emergency was declared at the airport as soon as the malfunction was reported. According to information, the pilot was circling the sky to reduce the fuel present in the aircraft.
According to information, the fire brigade and ambulance were deployed at the airport after receiving an emergency message from the pilot. Besides, the emergency rescue team was also kept ready. The entire airport staff was put on alert. As soon as the landing was announced by air traffic control, the landing was carried out according to the prescribed procedure.
Find out how the plane was circling the sky from the Flight Radar 24 website…
A Website called FlightRadar24 shows the location of the flight circling the airport.
Many fire brigade vehicles have reached the airport.
Now the rescue team has reached the spot. More than 20 ambulances have been deployed.
A fleet of fire brigades and ambulances at the airport According to the information, the fire brigade and ambulance were deployed at the airport after receiving an emergency message from the pilot. Emergency rescue team was also ready. The entire airport staff was put on alert. As soon as the landing was announced by Air Traffic Control, it was possible to make an emergency landing as per the prescribed procedure. However, it has made a safe landing at around 8.15 am.
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May 17: Air India flight returned to Delhi airport, fear of fire in air conditioner unit
Air India flight AI-807 from Delhi to Bangalore had to return to Delhi. A Delhi airport official said the flight landed safely at 6:38 pm. The plane was brought back due to fears of a fire in the flight's air conditioning unit. There were 175 passengers on board the flight.
April 13: Emergency landing of Indigo flight in Chandigarh, with only 2 minutes of fuel left.
Indigo flight 6E2702 from Ayodhya to Delhi could not land due to bad weather in Delhi. After this he was diverted to Chandigarh. When the flight landed there, the flight had only 2 minutes of fuel left. The incident took place on 13th April.
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