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Technical Snag Grounds Vizag-Bound Air India Flight
A flight to Visakhapatnam was cancelled at Gannavaram Airport on December 18 night because of a technical problem.
Important people like former vice president M Venkaiah Naidu were on the flight.
The problem was found before the plane took off, so the flight had to be stopped.
A Visakhapatnam-bound Air India Express flight was cancelled at Gannavaram Airport on December 18 night.
The cancellation was due to a technical snag detected before take-off.
Passengers included former vice president M Venkaiah Naidu and Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister K Atchennaidu.
The flight was scheduled to depart from Gannavaram Airport.
The technical issue was identified in time to prevent the flight from taking off.
- Who
- Passengers including M Venkaiah Naidu, K Atchennaidu, and B Satyanarayana
- What
- Cancellation of a flight due to a technical snag
- Where
- Gannavaram Airport
- When
- December 18 night
- Why
- Technical snag detected before take-off
Key facts
- Flight
- Air India Express
- Destination
- Visakhapatnam
- Airport
- Gannavaram Airport
- Date
- December 18
- Reason for Cancellation
- Technical snag
Quotes
Air India Express spokesperson
Representative of Air India Express
“Our Jeddah-Kozhikode flight was diverted to Kochi and made a precautionary landing due to suspected damage to the aircraft’s tyre likely caused by a foreign object on the runway at Jeddah airport.”
thehansindia.com
“In the interest of safety, our Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam flight returned to the ramp after the pilot identified a technical issue prior to departure. The flight was subsequently cancelled.”
thehansindia.com
