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Dubai-bound Air India Express flight diverted to Muscat

Sunday, 17 July 2022 16:09

By ARN News Staff

An Air India Express flight from Calicut to Dubai has been diverted to Muscat in Oman.

Flight IX-355 was re-routed due to a burning smell coming from one of the vents in the forward galley, India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a statement.

Earlier, a Hyderabad-bound IndiGo airliner from Sharjah was diverted to Pakistan’s Karachi.

“IndiGo flight 6E-1406, operating from Sharjah to Hyderabad was diverted to Karachi. The pilot observed a technical defect. Necessary procedures were followed and as a precaution, the aircraft was diverted to Karachi,” IndiGo said in a press release.

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