A New Delhi-bound Air India airplane made an emergency landing at Nawabshah in southern Sindh on Monday after developing a technical problem with its hydraulic system, an official spokesman said.
All 122 passengers and crew members on board the plane are safe.
The captain of the Airbus aircraft, going from Abu Dhabi to New Delhi, contacted Pakistani authorities and sought permission for an emergency landing after detecting the problem with the hydraulic system, Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Pervez George told PTI.
The plane landed at Nawabshah airport in southern Sindh province at 3. 37 a.m.
In New Delhi, an Air India spokesperson said: “The aircraft was flying over Pakistan air space when the pilot saw a warning light in the cockpit and sought permission to land at the nearest airport which was Nawabshah.”
The captain preferred to have the passengers remain on board the aircraft though Pakistani authorities had offered to allow them to disembark, Mr. George said.
Mr. George said Air India could send another aircraft to take the stranded passengers and crew to India.
It was also possible that the private Shaheen airline, which has a tie-up with Air India, could provide an aircraft to ferry the passengers and crew to the nearest Indian airport, he said.
A release plane with material and men will be shortly leaving Delhi for the spot to take the passengers.
Keywords: Air India plane, emergency landing, Nawabshah
@arun swaminathan. passengers doesnt need any immigration stamp if they
are transit. by that they can wait in the transit area and then they can
aboard.
Good Gesture Pakistan!!! Its nice to see things like this happen between
both countries!!
@Kumaran, If the passengers deplaned and had their passport stamped in pakistan, They will have unnecessary trouble, with the immigration, on their next travel to the UK and US.
Pilot can override authorities if (s)he feels under particular circumstances and situation..
It is good they are safe hope it does not make way for another
diplomatic fiasco..
it is easier for passengers to deplane and board again when all are okay. their stress will be less. i wonder why pilot asked passengers to remain on board when authorities permitted them to disembark.
that was close... thank God all are safe and sound...
I wish for all on board to arrive very safe to their homes, thanks God nothing happened. Best wishes
Wondering if they decided to go on strike mid air... :)
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