A major accident has been averted at Bengaluru Airport. The airline said that on Thursday, an Air India flight going from Delhi to Bengaluru fell victim to a ‘tail-strike’ incident during landing at Bengaluru airport. The incident occurred during landing on May 21 with flight AI2651 flying from Delhi to Bengaluru. Air India said that the plane landed safely and all passengers and crew members disembarked normally.
According to the airline, the aircraft involved in the incident was an Airbus A321, which suffered a tail-strike during the ‘go-around’ at Bengaluru airport. The aircraft has been grounded for a thorough investigation. An Air India spokesperson said, “The incident will be investigated as per the laid down procedures in coordination with the relevant regulatory authorities.”
During landing on Runway 27L, an Air India Airbus A321-251NX aircraft (VT-TVF) suffered Tail strike at Bengaluru Kempegowda International Airport, (BLR) of India earlier Today.
The aircraft, that operated flight AI2651 from Delhi (DEL) did a Go-around and came back for a safe pic.twitter.com/QQExCWV8ji
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Return flight to Delhi canceled
Air India also informed that after this incident, the return flight AI2652 from Bengaluru to Delhi has been cancelled. The airline said alternative arrangements are being made to accommodate the affected passengers as soon as possible, while ground teams in Bengaluru are providing necessary assistance.
181 passengers were on board the plane
There were 181 passengers on board this Air India plane. In recent times, there have been many accidents in the planes belonging to Air India, due to which there are many concerns among the people regarding passenger safety. However, the company says that it is continuously working on its operations and the safety of passengers is its priority. Due to the wisdom of the pilot, this major accident was averted, otherwise the lives of 181 passengers could have been in danger.
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