A Dubai-bound Air India Express flight from Karipur international airport was diverted to Kannur on Wednesday after the pilot noticed a fire warning light in the aircraft\u2019s cargo hold, according to reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pilot noticed the fire warning just an hour after the flight took off. According to sources, the flight, IX 345 was carrying 176 people, including the crew members. The flight which took off from Karipur airport at 9:53 am, landed safely at Kannur around 11 am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A spokesperson from the airline noted that following a false alarm, the Kozhikode-Dubai flight has been diverted to Kannur. He added that an alternative flight will be arranged to continue the scheduled operations to Dubai from Kannur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He further expressed tha t Air India regrets the delay and inconvenience caused to guests and provided food and refreshment. The spokesperson noted that an Air India Express flight from Sharjah which is scheduled to land at Kannur soon, would be utilised to take the passengers to Dubai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier in July, an Air India Express flight from Tiruchirappali to Sharjah made an emergency landing at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport owing to technical issues, as far as reports are concerned. The airport authority announced a full emergency at the International Airport after the flight departed from Tiruchirappali in Tamil Nadu at around 10:45 AM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The flight landed safely at Thiruvananthapuram at around noon, an Air India spokesperson affirmed.The airline further noted that there were 154 passengers on the flight and that it was a precautionary landing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In June too, a full emergency was declared at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport for a Delhi-bound Air India flight owing to a glitch, as per reports. The flight had around 180 passengers on board. Issuing a statement, the airline mentioned that its flight AI858 operating on Pune-Delhi route landed ahead of its scheduled time following a minor crack on the aircraft’s windshield.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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