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Oman Air Flight To Muscat Returns To Kozhikode After Technical Snag

The flight reportedly circled the airport for two hours to burn fuel. 

An Oman Air flight from Kozhikode bound for Muscat returned to the international airport in the district on Tuesday. The incident took place minutes after take off after the flight developed a technical snag. 

According to PTI, flight WY 298 with 169 people took off from Karipur airport at 9.15 AM. However, the flight turned back within a few minutes of its journey. 

A Calicut airport official said that the flight landed safely despite the technical fault. 

“It was a normal landing.. the aircraft landed safely,” he told PTI.

The flight reportedly circled the airport for two hours to burn fuel. 

On Sunday, Air India Express flight bound for Dubai returned to Thiruvananthapuram after developing issues related to AC system. The flight IX 539 carrying 178 people onboard returned after over 2 and a half hours. 

The official told PTI, "The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew are fine. A local standby was declared. It was an AC issue."

Air India Spokesperson said that after the technical glitch the airline arranged for another aircraft to ensure a comfortable journey, accommodating all the guests for the rescheduled departure at 6 PM. 

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On July 11, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials said, SpiceJet's Dubai-Madurai flight delayed after the Boeing B737 Max aircraft's nose wheel malfunctioned.

SpiceJet Spokesperson said, "An alternate aircraft was arranged which brought pax back to India. After the minor technical issue was resolved, first aircraft flew back to India as a commercial flight."

He said that flight delays can happen with any airline and there has been no incident or safety scare on this flight.

This is reportedly the ninth technical malfunction in a SpiceJet aircraft in the last 24 days.

Earlier, Spicejet B737 aircraft VT-SZK operated flight Mangalore-Dubai.

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