Flight returns to airport after 'smoke' in cockpit

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The emergency was later withdrawn and the aircraft was parked in a remote bay at the CSMIA.
The emergency was later withdrawn and the aircraft was parked in a remote bay at the CSMIA.

Mumbai - A full emergency was declared and the aircraft made a safe landing with all passengers and crew on board safe.

By IANS

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Published: Mon 22 May 2017, 5:00 PM

Last updated: Mon 22 May 2017, 7:22 PM

An Air India Mumbai-Bhubaneshwar flight was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after take-off due to suspected smoke in the cockpit in Mumbai on Monday, officials said.
The flight AI-669 took off at 2:14 pm from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport but barely 15 minutes after it was airborne, it was forced to return, said an official.
A full emergency was declared and the aircraft made a safe landing with all passengers and crew on board safe.
The emergency was later withdrawn and the aircraft was parked in a remote bay at the CSMIA.


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