Technical snag: Delhi-bound Air India flight diverted to Chennai
Air India said the flight landed safely in Chennai, where the aircraft will undergo the necessary checks.
Among the passengers on board were four Kerala MPs, including K.C. Venugopal, K. Radhakrishnan, Kodikkunnil Suresh and Adoor Prakash.
'The flight crew of AI2455 operating from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi on August 10 made a precautionary diversion to Chennai due to a suspected technical issue and given the weather conditions en route,' the airline said in a statement.
Mr. Radhakrishnan said the flight had departed Thiruvananthapuram around 8.20 p.m. The pilot had informed them about the diversion about one hour later. 'We landed in Chennai around 10.45 p.m.,' he said.
He said the Air India had arranged another flight for the passengers.
The flight took off little past 8 pm from Thiruvananthapuram and landed in Chennai at around 10.35 pm, as per information from Flightradar24.com.
In recent weeks, there have been instances of some of Air India's aircraft facing technical snags.
(With inputs from PTI)
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