What: Air India Airbus A-319 en route from Abu Dhabi to New Delhi
Where: Nawabshah 3:37 a.m.
When: July 9, 2012
Who: 122 passengers and six crew
Why: While en route, the flight developed problems with three hydraulic systems. The crew diverted to Nawabshah Pakistan. According to news reports, “The captain preferred to keep passengers on board.”
Air India is sending a team of eight engineers to Nawabshah to repair the plane and return it.
The shuttle sent to return with the stranded passengers is expected to return by 4 pm.
The DGCA is investigating.
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