An Air India Specific flight sure for Singapore from Tiruchirappalli on Monday made an unscheduled touchdown at Chennai airport after it developed a technical glitch mid-air, airport authorities mentioned on Monday.
The pilot of the plane alerted the Air Visitors Controller in Chennai and a neighborhood stand-by was introduced on the airport in Chennai round 5.40pm, they mentioned.
“All of the 180 passengers together with the crew are secure. Presently, the Plane is on Floor (AOG).” an official instructed HT on circumstances of anonymity.
Because of the incident there was no disruptions on the plane operations on the Airport and it remained regular, he mentioned.
The airline’s technical crew is at the moment enterprise an evaluation of the Air India Specific plane.
The passengers are prone to resume their journey to the vacation spot in an alternate plane that has been organized by the airline, the official mentioned.
Air India Specific is but to answer to an HT question, in search of feedback over the incident on the Chennai airport.
That is the second incident in a day after a Malaysia Airways flight sure for Jeddah from Kuala Lumpur was diverted to Chennai on Monday following a technical problem involving its engine.