Air India plane veers of runway at Mangaluru airport

Mangaluru, June 30: An Air India plane veered off the taxiway at Mangaluru Airport on Sunday evening, said reports. All the passengers are said to be safe.

The incident took place around 5.30 pm today. The plane involved in the incident was IX384 Air India Express Dubai to Mangalore flight.

On june 12, it was a close shave for 189 passengers on board Dubai-Jaipur flight after it was forced to make emergency at Jaipur Airport due to tyre burst. All 189 passengers including three children were evacuated safely.

On June 05, a passenger traveling on an Air India flight, AI967, from Trivandrum to Sharjah in the UAE was declared dead on landing after the plane was diverted back to the Kerala capital due to the medical emergency on board.