Thiruvananthapuram: An Air India Express flight which took off from here for Sharjah, UAE, on Monday morning was forced to return shortly after taking off due to a technical glitch.
The plane, carrying 170 passengers and a crew of six, landed safely at Thiruvananthapuram airport. Another flight was arranged for the passengers, including five infants, to travel to Sharjah, an Air India Express (AIE) spokesperson told PTI.
According to an official of the airport, the incident occurred around 7am. The AIE spokesperson said the pilots noticed the technical glitch around half-an-hour after take-off and immediately decided to fly back to Thiruvananthapuram International airport.
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(PTI)
