INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
(Photo: Reuters/Almaas Masood)2 min read Last Updated : Oct 11 2024 | 10:35 PM IST
A Sharjah bound flight from Tiruchirappalli, shortly
after departure on Friday evening, witnessed mid-air technical glitch and later landed safely, police said.
Chief Minister M K Stalin held
an emergency meeting with officials and directed them to follow all safety measures
Later, he congratulated the flight captain and crew for the safe landing.Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp
After taking off at
about 5.30 pm from the airport, the fault related to hydraulic systems, the landing gear, was noticed
Deftly handling the situation, the pilots later safely landed the aircraft in Tiruchirappalli airport.
The chief minister in a post on 'X'
said: "I am heartened to hear that the #AirIndiaExpress flight has landed safely
Upon receiving news of the landing gear issue, I immediately coordinated an emergency meeting with officials over the phone and instructed
directed the District Collector to ensure the continued safety of all the passengers and to provide further assistance
My compliments to the Captain and crew for the safe landing."Earlier, as part of protocol, fire tenders, rescue personnel and ambulances had
been rushed to the airport
ministryAviation regulator DGCA will conduct a thorough examination of the Air India Express plane that suffered a hydraulic failure while
operating a flight from Trichy to ascertain the cause of the glitch.The aircraft carrying 141 people suffered a hydraulic failure soon after
take-off and went around Trichy for nearly two-and-a-half hours before making a safe landing at Trichy airport.In a statement, Civil
Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said the airport and emergency teams responded swiftly and effectively after a full emergency was
declared at 1805 hours.The flight landed at 2015 hours."The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has been instructed to conduct a
thorough examination of the aircraft to determine the exact cause of the hydraulic issue."In the meantime, Air India Express has been
advised to provide all necessary assistance to the passengers, including alternate arrangements for their onward journey," Naidu said.First
Published: Oct 11 2024 | 10:14 PMIST
