Air India Dubai-Cochin flight diverted to Mumbai

MUMBAI: An Air India Dreamliner aircraft operating a flight from Dubai to Cochin with 247 passengers and crew on board faced a cabin pressurization problem en route which had oxygen masks deploy in the cabin and the pilots divert the flight to Mumbai where it landed safely on Thursday evening.
In the recent months, India has witnessed a rise in air turn backs and flight diversions over engineering issues. “The aircraft has been grounded and the crew has been off rostered,” said Arun Kumar, director general, civil aviation.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has initiated an inquiry. An Air India spokesperson said that flight AI-934 diverted to Mumbai due to a technical issue. It landed safely at 7.12 pm, the spokesperson said, adding that another aircraft is being arranged to transport the passengers from Mumbai to Cochin.“Officials from the DGCA Mumbai office are at the spot for preliminary investigation,” said an airport source.