Air India Express flight from Jeddah makes emergency landing in Kochi; tyres burst

NEW DELHI: An Air India Express formation from Jeddah to Kozhikode carrying 160 passengers made an exigency landing astatine Cochin International Airport connected Thursday aft a method contented involving its landing cogwheel and tyre failure, officials said.The Cochin International Airport Limited said the Air India Express formation IX 398 was diverted to Kochi arsenic a precaution aft a occupation was detected successful the close main landing gear. The craft landed safely astatine 9.07 americium nether afloat exigency conditions.“All exigency services were activated successful advance, and determination were nary injuries reported among passengers oregon crew. Post-landing inspection confirmed that some right-side tyres had burst,” a CIAL spokesperson said.The airdrome relation said the runway was subsequently cleared and released for mean operations.(with inputs from PTI)