Chennai: Plane with 179 passengers makes emergency landing

Chennai: A city-bound private plane carrying 179 passengers on board to Ahmedabad made an emergency landing in Chennai international airport due to a technical problem. A major air mishap was averted as the pilot detected the snag earlier.

According to airport sources, a private aircraft carrying 179 passengers and 5 cabin crewmembers which boarded from Chennai airport on Friday morning at around 6: 55 am to Ahmedabad, which when the flight underwent a technical snag. The aircraft’s engine failed. The pilot became suspicious and alerted the air traffic control team at the Chennai airport.