Kochi: A flight from Kuwait with 225 passengers aboard made an emergency landing owing to hydraulic issues at the Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery in the early hours of Friday.
The flight, KU-351, requested for an emergency landing just minutes before the scheduled arrival at 4 a.m. Apart from hydraulic failure in the breaking system, the pilot complained of landing gear troubles.
The airport authorities immediately swung into action and made arrangements for an emergency landing and deployed fire tenders and ambulances. Amid the heightened safety protocol, the flight finally landed at 5.40 a.m.
11/06/16 The Hindu
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The flight, KU-351, requested for an emergency landing just minutes before the scheduled arrival at 4 a.m. Apart from hydraulic failure in the breaking system, the pilot complained of landing gear troubles.
The airport authorities immediately swung into action and made arrangements for an emergency landing and deployed fire tenders and ambulances. Amid the heightened safety protocol, the flight finally landed at 5.40 a.m.
11/06/16 The Hindu
