Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: An Air India Express flight, IX 540, from Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Sunday (February 19) morning after a technical snag in the functioning of the nose wheel of the aircraft.
The aircraft carrying 156 people onboard including crew made a safe emergency landing at the airport by 5.40 a.m.
As per the reports, the pilot of the aircraft requested the air traffic control unit to make an emergency landing. The airport authorities responded swiftly by taking all emergency measures given the nature of the problem. The runway was cleared for emergency landing and the plane reportedly made a safe landing.
The aircraft was later towed away from the runway to the parking bay after all the 156 passengers were disembarked.
Soon after the emergency landing, the emergency was withdrawn and air operations were declared normal by the airport authorities.