Emirates flight makes emergency landing in Kochi

Kochi: A Kochi-Dubai Emirates flight with 205 passengers and 14 crew on board, today made an emergency landing at the airport near here following a technical problem.
The flight EK533 took off from the nearby Nedumbassery airport at 4.30am and made an emergency landing at 5am, airport sources said.
A hydraulic system failure was suspected, the sources said. Passengers have been shifted to nearby hotels, they said. The rescue and relief measures were introduced immediately.
The Fire Mobile Units and Medical Ambulance services were brought on either sides of the runway to meet any eventuality.
The fire tender units from Angamaly, Perumbavoor and Aluva Fire Stations reached the airport before the landing of the aircraft.
12/10/10 PTI/Daily News & Analysis

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