New Delhi: An Air India Express flight from Abu Dhabi to Calicut was forced to return shortly after taking off after a fire was detected in one engine. The pilot of the Air India Express flight IX348 noticed the flame and turned back to Abu Dhabi, sources said. The aircraft landed safely and all passengers are safe.
New Delhi: An Air India Express flight from Abu Dhabi to Calicut was forced to return shortly after taking off after a fire was detected in one engine. The pilot of the Air India Express flight IX348 noticed the flame and turned back to Abu Dhabi, sources said.
The aircraft landed safely and all passengers are safe. According to reports, a total of 184 passengers were onboard the Air India Express flight when one of the engines developed a technical snag and caught flame.
The DGCA said in a statement, “Today an Air India Express B737-800 aircraft VT-AYC operating flight IX 348 (Abu Dhabi-Calicut) was involved in Airturnback due to the No.1 engine flameout at 1000ft during climb.”