"A Dubai-bound Air India Express flight returned to the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport after a malfunction in the AC. The flight took off at 1:19 pm and returned at 3:52 pm," Thiruvananthapuram International Airport stated.
The pax was on Air-India express, flight number IX-474. Four capsules of gold in compund form were concelaed inside his body. The passenger, identified as Asraf, is a native of Kozhikode. The gold has been seized from his possession. Investigation is going on.
An Air India Express flight to Kuwait on Wednesday left around 20 passengers at Vijayawada airport and took off 4 hours before its scheduled departure.
"A member of the crew on an Air India Express flight IX 474 has been taken into custody following an incident involving smuggling. The said individual has been placed on suspension with immediate effect," the airline's statement read.
Hours after flames were detected in a Calicut-bound Air India Express flight from Abu Dhabi, the airlines issued a statement and said that one of the engines of the flight caught fire following a technical snag.
Muscat [Oman], September 14 (ANI): As many as 141 passengers were evacuated after one of the engines of a Kochi-bound Air India Express plane caught fire, the airline said in a statement on Wednesday.