An Air India Express flight lX 398, headed to Kozhikode from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, was forced to make an emergency landing at Kochi airport in Kerala on Thursday due to a technical snag involving malfunctioning landing gear.
The aircraft, carrying 160 passengers, landed safely at Kochi Airport under full emergency conditions at 9:07 am on Thursday. A major disaster was narrowly averted as the plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Kochi airport after finding the technical snag. Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) authorities said the plane landed at Kochi airport safely at 7.07 am.
A post-landing inspection revealed that the plane’s two tyres had burst. The latest information is that an object stuck in the tyres during the takeoff from the runway at Jeddah airport caused the problem. Air India authorities said they are investigating the nature of the object stuck in the tyres and other details.