When the flight took off, there were 184 passengers on board. (file)
Calicut:
An Air India Express flight from Abu Dhabi to Kozhikode landed back at the airport after flames were found in one engine soon after take-off, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said on Friday.
Air India Express said the plane landed safely and all passengers are safe.
According to the DGCA, there were 184 passengers on board when the flight took off.
“Soon after take off and climbing to an altitude of 1,000 feet, the pilot detected an engine fire and decided to return to Abu Dhabi airport,” Air India Express told ANI.
DGCA said that the Air India Express B737-800 aircraft returned to Abu Dhabi airport due to mid-air fire.
“Today an Air India Express B737-800 aircraft VT-AYC operational flight IX 348 (Abu Dhabi-Calicut) was involved in an airturnback due to No. 1 engine fire at 1,000 feet during climb,” the DGCA said.
On January 23, an Air India Express flight from Trivandrum to Muscat turned back 45 minutes after take-off due to a technical snag, officials said.
“The flight took off from Trivandrum at 8.30 am and returned at 9.17 am,” he said.
In December 2022, a snake was found in the flight of Air India Express going to Dubai.
The Air India Express Boeing B-737 flight from Calicut to Dubai took off as per schedule and after landing at the Dubai airport, staff reported a snake on board.
The aviation regulatory body had ordered a detailed inquiry into the incident.