SpiceJet flight with 197 passengers onboard makes emergency landing at Kochi airport
A SpiceJet flight from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) bound for Kozhikode with 197 passengers, including six crew, onboard had an emergency landing at the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) on Friday evening following hydraulic failure, an airport spokesperson said here.
An emergency was declared in the airport here at 6:29 pm after the SpiceJet-SG 036 flight, which was scheduled to land at Kozhikode airport, got diverted to Kochi, he said.
“The B737-8 MAX aircraft landed safely at 19:19 hours on the runway after an emergency landing situation,” he added.
CIAL Managing Director S Suhas informed that the runway was inspected after the flight landed safely and the emergency was withdrawn subsequently. “…the airport had fully geared up for facing the extreme emergency situation.
