Air Arabia flight from Sharjah to Cochin develops hydraulic failure, lands safely at airport

A full emergency was declared at Kochi airport on Friday after an incident of hydraulic failure was reported from an inbound Air Arabia flight from Sharjah, the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) said.

All passengers and crew were safe. CIAL, in a communication sent to the media, said Air Arabia G9- 426 which was supposed to land at 19:13 hrs in Cochin reported a hydraulic failure following which a full emergency was declared at the airport.

“Aircraft landed safely at runway 09 at 19:29 hrs,” CIAL said, adding that only towing was required and the emergency will be withdrawn after the endurance period of one hour and 50 minutes.

Meanwhile, CIAL MD, S Suhas, said a concerted effort and timely coordination helped CIAL to see through the airport emergency situation.

“Though such a situation occurred after a long period, it was proved that the safety systems worked effectively. We could resume the operations in 45 minutes,” Suhas said.

CIAL said that all, including 222 passengers and seven crew members were safe.

However, there was no immediate response from the airline.

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