Muscat: Air India Express Boeing 737-800 Muscat-Cochin flight was evacuated at Muscat airport (Oman) on Wednesday after detection of fire and smoke in engine no. 2 before take-off.
145 passengers including 4 infants and all the crew on board were evacuated from the aircraft and shifted to the terminal building as a precaution.
An #AirIndiaExpress flight B737 IX-442 Muscat-#Cochin VT-AXZ witnessed smoke & fire in its engine number 2 at #Muscat airport.
The plane was carrying 145 passengers, including 4 infants, the officials said, adding that all of them were safe & no injuries have been reported. pic.twitter.com/la7MlKcuxG
— Siraj Noorani (@sirajnoorani) September 14, 2022
“Relief flight will be organized,” said a statement by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
Air India Express, earlier a government carrier, is now owned by the Tata group. Billed as India’s first international budget carrier, it mainly connects to the Middle East/West Asia, besides Southeast Asia.