irNEW DELHI: Air India Express Tiruchirapalli-Sharjah flight that left Kerala 5.43 pm Friday with about 150 people on board is returning to the origin following suspected snag in the Boeing 737. The pilots suspected a hydraulic snag.
“Since the aircraft was fuelled up to fly to Sharjah, the crew will burn fuel for a while by circling nearby before landing,” said sources.The airline described it as a “precautionary landing” due to the suspected snag.
All precautionary steps like lining up emergency vehicles along the runway as per norms have been made for this aircraft’s landing.
(More details awaited)
