Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) : An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram made an emergency landing at the airport here on Sunday morning after the flight developed a technical snag in the nose wheel of the aircraft.
The pilot felt something uneasy during landing and sought assistance from the ATC. It was a normal landing at the scheduled arrival time of 6.30 AM. All 156 passengers on board the flight are safe. The Air India Aircraft made an emergency landing after the pilot contacted the air traffic control requesting for an emergency landing. The airport immediately declared an 'emergency' at the airport and made all the arrangements at the airport.
After the IX540 Air India Express flight was checked on landing, it was found that the top layer of a wheel of the nose gear of the aircraft had de-capped, he said. "There is nothing serious about that," he added. The plane was towed to the flight bay and all passengers deboarded safely, sources in the airport told IANS..
