A Lucknow-bound AIX Connect flight, formerly known as Air Asia, made an emergency landing at Kempegowda International Airport just minutes after its takeoff, following a technical issue on Saturday, an AIX Connect spokesperson said.
"An Indian Navy ALH on a routine flying mission off Mumbai experienced a sudden loss of power and rapid loss of height. The pilot carried out controlled ditching over water. All three aircrew exited the helicopter safely and were recovered as part of a swift Rescue Operation," said Indian Na
"Indian Navy ALH on a routine sortie off Mumbai ditched close to the coast. Immediate Search and Rescue ensured the safe recovery of the crew of three by naval patrol craft," the Indian Navy spokesperson said in a tweet.
A Pune-bound Air Asia flight made an emergency landing at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar after a bird-hit incident on Thursday, the Airport Authority informed.
A Muscat-bound SalamAir flight from Bangladesh's Chittagong made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport in Maharashtra last night after the detection of smoke in the engine, an official said on Thursday.
A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight, originated from Cochin, diverted to Bhopal due to a medical emergency on board, the airlines said in a statement on Friday.
Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam has written a letter to Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia regarding the alarming increase in flight takeoff delays and emergency landings in recent times.
Air India Delhi-bound flight from New York had to make a precautionary landing in Sweden's capital Stockholm after detecting technical glitches on Wednesday.
An emergency landing was made at Gannavaram Airport due to a technical fault shortly after the take-off. CM Jagan Mohan Reddy was scheduled to leave for New Delhi on a special flight from Gannavaram Airport. The pilot noticed a technical error in the plane 10 minutes after the takeoff.