AI flight lands under emergency condition at Mumbai airport

Mumbai: A Dubai-bound Air India flight from Calicut, with 84 passengers and eight crew on board, made a landing under emergency condition in Mumbai today due to a technical snag in the aircraft, airport officials said.
The plane was diverted to Mumbai and landed under emergency conditions following a suspected hydraulic failure, they said. An Air India spokesperson said the plane made a normal landing and another aircraft was arranged to take the passengers to the destination.
"Full emergency was declared at 11.45 am for the Air India flight IC 528 from Calicut to Dubai. The flight landed at 12.10 pm and full emergency was withdrawn at 12.17 pm," the spokesperson said.
28/05/10 Press Trust Of India/Hindustan Times

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