"All passengers panicked": Congress MP K Suresh seeks DGCA inquiry after Air India flight makes emergency landing in Chennai
Congress MP K Suresh, who was among the passengers of an Air India flight from Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi that was diverted to Chennai on Sunday due to a suspected technical issue, on Monday sought an inquiry into the incident.
ANI
Aug 11, 2025 11:35 IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Congress MP K Suresh, who was onboard the Delhi-bound Air India flight that was diverted to Chennai a day earlier due to suspected technical glitch on Monday demanded that the airline and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation should inquire into the matter.
K Suresh, told ANI that the flight took off from the Trivandrum airport at 7: 45 pm to Delhi
"After 1 hour and 10 minutes, the pilot announced that there was a communication problem with the radar system, so we had to go back to Chennai... Then, the pilot announced that we were going to land at Chennai airport, but before touching the runway, the flight again went up at high speed."
He also claimed that there was panic among the passengers following the annoucement.
"All the passengers panicked. After 45 minutes of flying over the airport, the pilot announced that we were going to land, and the flight landed safely. 160 passengers landed safely at the Delhi airport around 4:30 AM... Air India and DGCA should inquire into this matter..."
According to Flightradar24, the Air India flight AI2455 was scheduled to depart Thiruvananthapuram at 7:15 pm but took off at 8:17 pm. The flight, originally expected to arrive in Delhi at 10:45 pm, instead landed safely in Chennai.
Air India spokesperson in a statement said on Sunday, "The flight crew of AI2455 operating from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi on August 10 made a precautionary diversion to Chennai due to a suspected technical issue and given the weather conditions en route. The flight landed safely in Chennai, where the aircraft will undergo the necessary checks."
"We regret the inconvenience caused to the affected passengers. Our colleagues on the ground in Chennai are extending support to the passengers to minimise it and are making alternative arrangements to fly the passengers to their respective destinations at the earliest," the spokesperson added.
The airline emphasised that passenger and crew safety remains its top priority. (ANI)
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