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An Air India Express flight, IX 398, headed to Kozhikode from Jeddah successful Saudi Arabia, made an exigency landing astatine the Kochi airdrome aft being diverted connected Thursday (December 18, 2025) greeting owed to a method snag involving the close main landing cogwheel and tyre failure.
The aircraft, carrying 160 passengers, landed safely nether afloat exigency conditions astatine 9.07 a.m.
All exigency services were activated successful advance, and determination were nary injuries reported among passengers oregon crew, according to sources.
Post-landing inspection confirmed that some right-side tyres had burst.
Runway has been cleared for operations aft inspection.
More updates awaited...
