Brief emergency declared at Cochin airport over suspected hydraulic failure in flight from Sharjah

Kochi: A full emergency was declared briefly at the Cochin International Airport here Sunday evening as an Air India Express flight from Sharjah experienced suspected hydraulic failure during landing, a CIAL spokesperson said.

All 183 passengers and six crew members



onboard flight IX 412 were safe, an Air India Express spokesperson said.

A full emergency was declared at the international airport at 8.04 PM, the CIAL said, but added no runway was blocked or flights were diverted.