Air India Express flight securely lands in Trichy after mid-air snag

Chennai: The 141 guests of The Air India Express flight to Sharjah that kept Tamil Nadu on tenterhooks on Friday night as it was surrounding Trichy, the city of its origin, for about 2 hours due a technical snag, had no hint about the airplane not heading to their location and the stress and anxiety that it had actually triggered in the ground with their family members and good friends waiting with their hearts in their mouth. Press reporters at Trichy, who were on their toes after the news broke about a hydraulic failure in the wheel carriage that had actually required the pilot to prepare his return however after using up the fuel in the tank, were informed by the guests, as they came out of the airplane, that they did not understand about the stress on the ground which 20 ambulances and 18 fire tenders were waiting at the airport, expecting an emergency circumstance. Some routine fliers on the Trichy-Sharjah path had some doubts as they did not see the sea listed below them some time after take off and likewise since a light was flickering for a long time, the airline company team notified them of ‘a snag’ and that they were returning to Trichy just about 15 minutes before landing. Of the 141 guests about 40 to 50 of them did not wish to continue the journey to Sharjah though Air India had actually scheduled an alternative airplane to take them to their location, while the rest boarded the flight that originated from Thiruvananthapuram at around 3 am and reached Sharjah. On Friday, the pilot ha
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