Air India flight makes forced landing at Bhopal airport

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Press Trust of India Bhopal
Last Updated : May 14 2013 | 7:40 PM IST
An Air India flight from New Delhi to Bangalore made a forced landing at the city's Raja Bhoj Airport yesterday following a technical snag, airport sources said today.
The flight AI-403 carrying 135 passengers was forced to land at the airport here last evening as pilot noticed a snag in one of the doors and sought permission of Bhopal ATC to land at the airport, they said.
The snag was rectified soon and the flight left for Bangalore in the night.
Air India's station Manager, Firoz Khan said that it was a technical landing and not an emergency one.
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First Published: May 14 2013 | 7:40 PM IST

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