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Air India Express flight to Sharjah turns back due to technical glitch

PTI | , Thiruvananthapuram
Sep 13, 2021 11:14 AM IST

The passengers at Air India Express included five infants and a crew of six. 

An Air India Express flight which took off from here for Sharjah, in the UAE, on Monday morning with 170 passengers was forced to turn back shortly after taking off due to a technical glitch. 

According to an official of the airport, the incident occurred around 7 AM.(Reuters)
According to an official of the airport, the incident occurred around 7 AM.(Reuters)

The plane, which also had a crew of six, landed safely at Thiruvananthapuram airport and another flight was arranged for the passengers, including five infants, to travel to Sharjah, an Air India Express (AIE) spokesperson told PTI.

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According to an official of the airport, the incident occurred around 7 AM. 

The AIE spokesperson said the pilots noticed the technical glitch around half-an-hour after take-off and immediately decided to turn back to Thiruvananthapuram.

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