Phuket airport closes runway after Air India Express plane malfunction; some flights diverted
The Straits Times
There were no casualties and the runway was expected to reopen at 6pm local time. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Phuket airport on March 11 said it temporarily closed its runway to remove a disabled Air India Express plane after it experienced a malfunction upon landing.
Air India Express Flight AXB938 arriving from Hyderabad suffered damage to its landing gear as it hit the runway, Phuket airport said in a statement.
The plane “experienced an issue with the nose wheel at Phuket Airport”, a spokesperson for Air India Express said, adding: “The crew followed all standard protocols, and guests were deplaned.”
There were no casualties and the runway was expected to reopen at 6pm local time (7pm in Singapore), the airport said. Some flights were diverted to other airports, reported The Nation.
An image posted on social media platform X by Thai state broadcaster MCOT showed part of the aircraft landing gear, with a wheel missing, in direct contact with the runway, with a long, swerving skid mark on the tarmac.
Air India Express – the budget arm of Air India – has a fleet of more than 100 Boeing and Airbus aircraft.
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