Snag-hit plane makes emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram

A flight from Sharjah to Kozhikode with 112 passengers made an emergency landing at the international airport on Friday due to a snag in the aircraft. The Air India Express plane developed the snag in the hydraulic system and made the landing at Thiruvananthapuram where the airlines have the base with more technical experts, an airport official said.

“The flight landed safely at around 1 PM. All the passengers, including the crew, are safe and evacuated. The aeroplane has been moved to the technical area for repairs,” Director of the airport C V Ravindran told. Airline sources said arrangements would be made to transport the passengers soon to Kozhikode, formerly Calicut.