An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram requested assistance from this airport after the pilot came face to face during landing. The source said that 148 passengers got off safely after the plane touched down. After this the aircraft was taken to the flight hangar.
“The pilot felt some discomfort during landing and sought assistance from ATC. It was a normal landing at the scheduled arrival time of 6.30 am. No emergency was declared by the pilot,” the source said.
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When the IX540 Air India Express flight was checked after landing, it was found that the top layer of one wheel of the nose gear of the aircraft was de-capped, they said.
with PTI inputs