Air India flight from Mumbai carrying 175 persons on board makes emergency landing in Bhopal

A Bhopal-bound Air India flight from Mumbai carrying 175 persons on board made an emergency landing in the capital city of Madhya Pradesh yesterday due to a snag. An airport official said the aircraft landed safely at Bhopal airport at 3.20 pm. Consequently, the return leg of the flight from Bhopal to Mumbai, with 178 passengers booked, was cancelled.

Bhopal airport said that Air India flight AI 633 reported a technical issue to Air Traffic Control during the flight from Mumbai to Bhopal. Immediately, all prescribed safety protocols were activated, and seamless coordination was ensured between ATC, airline ground operations, CISF and the airport fire and rescue team of Bhopal airport.