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Reports stated that the pilot could not establish the correct landing position, making it potentially dangerous to attempt landing under such conditions
Chaos erupted at Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport in Lucknow on Monday when the pilot of an Air India flight sent an emergency message to Air Traffic Control reporting that the aircraft was running out of fuel.
The aircraft had nearly 200 passengers on board. After hovering in the sky for 20 minutes, it made a safe emergency landing.
The Air India flight AI-431 departed from Delhi at 12:20 pm and was scheduled to arrive in Lucknow at 1:30 pm. While the flight was on time, the pilot could not land on the first attempt. He was also unsuccessful in his second attempt.
The aircraft circled in the air for an extended period of around 20 minutes, leading to fuel depletion. The pilot then sent an emergency message to ATC, causing anxiety among the passengers.
Upon receiving the emergency landing alert, fire engines, rescue personnel, and ambulances rushed to the runway.
However, the plane landed successfully on the third attempt, with its engine running. All passengers were relieved when the aircraft touched down. It has been reported that the pilot was unable to establish the correct position for landing. Landing in such a situation could have been potentially dangerous.
Meanwhile, another Air India plane coming from Delhi made an emergency landing at the international airport in Colombo on Monday following a bomb threat, that later turned out to be a hoax.
The aircraft, operating the flight AI 281, had 108 passengers and eight crew members.
The officials said the plane made an emergency landing due to the bomb threat. The fire brigade and the medical crews alongside bomb disposal squads were present at the time of landing, they added.
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