India

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    Air India Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Bihar

    airindialogoAir India flight 433A had to return and make an emergency landing at Gaya International Airport in Bihar, India, on July 15th.

    The plane took off for New Delhi, India, but had to return shortly afterwards after it developed a technical snag.

    The plane landed uneventfully. There were 127 passengers aboard at the time, including senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor; all of them remained safe.

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    Delhi-Bound GoAir Plane Hit by Lightning

    GoAirGoAir flight G8-102 made an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, India, on July 9th.

    The Airbus A320-200 plane, flying from Kolkata, declared an emergency after lightning struck it causing the windshield to crack.

    The plane landed uneventfully. All 180 passengers remained safe.

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    Air India Plane makes Safe Landing in Mumbai after Tire Burst

    airindia2Air India flight AI-626 made a safe emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, India, on June 9th.

    The Airbus A319-100 was flying from Lucknow to Mumbai, India, when one of its main tires burst, but the crew continued departure.

    The plane received substantial damage to its flaps and wheel.

    All people onboard remained unharmed.

    The incident remains under investigation.

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    Air India Plane Diverts to Biju Patnaik International Airport

    airindialogoAn Air India flight made an emergency landing at Biju Patnaik International Airport, Odisha, India, on June 4th.

    The plane, en-route from Bangalore, Karnataka, to Kolkata, West Bengal, had to be diverted after it developed a technical issue.

    The plane landed uneventfully. There were 149 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

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    Gulf Air Plane Diverts to Mumbai after Hitting Turbulence

    Gulf Air flight GF-155 made an emergency landing in Mumbai, India, on May 27th.

    The Airbus A330-200, en-route from Manila, Philippines, to Bahrain, was diverted after it was hit by severe turbulence that injured several passengers and crew members.

    The plane landed uneventfully. One person was taken to hospital with head wounds.

    The flight was carrying 247 passengers at the time.

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    Remembering Air India Express Flight 812

    Memory

    On May 22nd, I took a few moments to remember Air India Express Flight 812.

    I remembered when I went to Mangelore, where I’d walked the path the Boeing had taken when it overshot its landing. I tried not to revisit the tragedy of it all. I tried not to remember that if that cockpit had not been the site of the crew resource management issues, I might have had no disaster to remember. Hindsight vision is always sadly perfect.

    There were eight survivors of that flight, and a hundred and fifty-eight fatalities. The plane ploughed through all barriers, arrestor beds and an antennae, and catapulted over the edge of the runway down a hill. Afterwards a support group was formed for the families, but all the emotional support in the world can never replace missing loved ones. I can only hope they visited you in your dreams.

    All I want to say to the lost family members and the survivors is to treasure your memories. The cords of memories weave together the threads that make our lives, stretching from every point living and dead, and every heart we touch. As long as we remember the ones we love, that is how long they will stay with us.

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    Indigo Flight Diverts to India due to Technical Problem

    IndiGo AirlinesIndigo flight 6E-591 diverted and made a safe emergency landing at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on May 19th.

    The Airbus A320-200, heading from Vadodara, to Delhi, India, was mid-air when the crew reported a technical fault, prompting the plane to divert.

    The plane landed successfully.

    All 183 people onboard remained unharmed.

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    Air India Plane Diverts to Bhopal due to Cargo Smoke Indication

    airindialogoAir India flight AI-35 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, on May 10th.

    The Airbus A320-200, heading from New Delhi to Kochi in Kerala, India, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.

    The plane landed uneventfully. There were 168 passengers and 7 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

    The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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    Bird-Hit Vistara Airlines Plane Lands Safely in Odisha

    VistaraA Vistara Airlines plane was hit by a bird while descending toward Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India, on May 5th.

    Authorities said the bird struck the nose of the plane that was performing flight UK-709 from New Delhi to Bhubaneswar.

    The plane continued for a safe landing. All 50 passengers and 7 crew members remained unharmed.

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    JetLite Plane Makes Emergency Landing in New Delhi

    JetLiteJetLite flight S2-4264 made an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, on May 3rd.

    Authorities said the plane, flying from Kolkata, West Bengal, India, declared an emergency due to a landing gear problem.

    The plane landed uneventfully. All 122 passengers aboard remained safe.

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    Jet Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Lucknow

    Jet AirwaysJet Airways flight 2828 made an emergency landing at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow, India, on April 27th.

    Authorities said the plane, flying from Dehradun, Uttarakhand, had reached its scheduled destination in New Delhi on time but the ATC advised the pilots to divert to Lucknow due to poor weather conditions. Shortly before reaching the airport in Lucknow, the pilots received low fuel indication and declared an emergency.

    The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.

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    Air India Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Mumbai

    airindialogoAir India flight AI620 had to make an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, on March 28th.

    The plane, flying from Hyderabad, was forced to make an emergency landing after smoke was detected in the undercarriage.

    The plane landed eventfully. All 120 passengers aboard were safely evacuated.

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    Jet Airways Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Nagpur after Bomb Placement News

    Jet AirwaysJet Airways had to make an emergency landing at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur, India, on March 22.

    The aircraft was flying from Delhi to Chennai when the crew was reported that there was a bomb placed in the plane, prompting the plane to land at the nearest airport.

    The plane landed uneventfully. The bomb threat was a phoned-in hoax that grounded five planes.

    All passengers onboard remained safe.