An Air India Express flight traveling from Tiruchirappalli to Singapore was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Chennai airport on Monday. The diversion occurred after the aircraft experienced a technical glitch while in the air, according to airport authorities. No further details on the nature of the technical issue have been provided.
This is the second incident in a day after a Malaysia Airlines flight bound for Jeddah from Kuala Lumpur was diverted to Chennai on Monday following a technical issue involving its engine. The airline’s technical team is currently undertaking an assessment of the Air India Express aircraft. Air India Express is yet to reply to an HT query, seeking comments over the incident at the Chennai airport.
Due to the incident there was no disruptions on the aircraft operations at the Airport and it remained normal, he said. The pilot of the aircraft alerted the Air Traffic Controller in Chennai and a local stand-by was announced at the airport in Chennai around 5.40pm, they said. “All the 180 passengers including the crew are safe.
Currently, the Aircraft is on Ground (AOG).” an official told HT on conditions of anonymity. The passengers are likely to resume their journey to the destination in an alternate aircraft that has been arranged by the airline, the official said.
