AI Express flight to Kochi evacuated after engine catches fire on taxiway in Muscat
Passengers and crew of the IX 442 Air India Express flight from Muscat to Kochi were evacuated on Wednesday after smoke was spotted coming from one of its engines.
The Boeing 737 aircraft with 141 passengers and four infants on board was preparing to depart from the Oman capital at 11.20am local time, when another aircraft’s crew reported fumes coming from one of the engines.
The crew then stopped the flight on the taxiway and activated onboard engine-fire extinguishers, after which the passengers were evacuated using slides, an Air India Express spokesperson said.
