US EditionAir India Flight Carrying Several MPs Escapes Runaway Tragedy; KC Venugopal Says ‘Saved by Skill and Luck’
CHENNAI, AUG 10 – Five Members of Parliament were aboard when the Air India flight made an emergency landing after a radar malfunction and runway incursion delayed landing, officials said.
- On Sunday, Air India flight AI 2455 made a precautionary diversion to Chennai due to a suspected radar malfunction, carrying five Members of Parliament.
- The crew of AI 2455 cited a suspected technical issue and prevailing weather conditions for the diversion to Chennai.
- Shortly after takeoff, passengers encountered unprecedented turbulence and aborted the first landing when another aircraft was on the runway.
- Venugopal noted that the flight landed safely on the second attempt, and the DGCA is set to investigate the suspected radar malfunction and landing sequence.
- Calls for safety reforms are growing as Venugopal urged the DGCA and Ministry of Civil Aviation to investigate, fix accountability, and ensure such lapses never happen again.
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Air India flight AI2455 had to be diverted to Chennai as a precaution due to technical concerns and weather conditions en route. The plane landed safely in Chennai, where the necessary inspection of the aircraft will be done.
Air India flight carrying several MPs escapes runaway tragedy; KC Venugopal says ‘saved by skill and luck’
K C Venugopal, a senior Congress leader, reported a near-tragic incident on Air India flight AI2455 from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi. The flight was diverted to Chennai due to technical issues and turbulence. Air India clarified the diversion was precautionary.
‘Harrowing journey’: Congress’s K C Venugopal as Trivandrum-Delhi Air India flight with MPs diverted midway
Flight AI2455, which departed from Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, “made a precautionary diversion to Chennai due to a suspected technical issue and given the weather conditions en route,” an Air India spokesperson said
Congess MP claims runway scare after Air India flight diverted, airline clarifies
Congress MP KC Venugopal said that the passengers on board AI 2455 operating from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi were saved by sheer luck and skill of the pilots after the flight was diverted to Chennai following a reported technical glitch.
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