Bhubaneswar-bound AI flight returns to Mumbai due to suspected

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : May 22 2017 | 4:32 PM IST
A Bhubaneswar-bound Air India flight from Mumbai was forced to return and make an emergency landing soon after its take-off from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International (CSI) Airport here due to suspected smoke in the cockpit.
The aircraft, however, landed safely and the full emergency, which was declared for the flight, has now been withdrawn, an airport official said.
The number of people on board the flight was not immediately known.
"Full emergency was declared at 2.30 pm for Air India's Bhubaneswar-bound flight from the CSI airport here due to suspected smoke in cockpit. However, the flight landed safely," the official said.
The flight took off for Bhubaneswar at 2.14 pm but was forced to return here within 15 minutes, the official added.

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First Published: May 22 2017 | 4:32 PM IST

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