An Air India Express flight from Abu Dhabi to Kerala’s Kozhikode (or Calicut) was forced to return shortly after taking off because of a ‘flameout’ in the No. 1 engine while the plane was climbing.
National regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation told news agency ANI the plane was a Boeing 737-800 and that it was ‘involved in (an) airturnback’.
“Today (Feb 3) an Air India Express B737-800… operating flight IX 348 (Abu Dhabi-Calicut) was involved in (an) airturnback due to No 1 engine flameout at 1,000 ft during climb.”
