Air India Express flight from Jeddah to Kozhikode makes emergency landing at Cochin airport

Cochin, 18/12: An Air India Express flight from Jeddah to Kozhikode with 160 passengers made an emergency landing at the Cochin International Airport on Thursday due to issues involving its landing gear and tyre failure.

The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), in a statement, said that it successfully facilitated the safe emergency landing of Air India Express flight IX 398 from Jeddah to Kozhikode, which was diverted to Kochi due to a technical issue involved.