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Lucknow-bound flight makes emergency landing minutes after takeoff from Bengaluru

Published by: thefactnews
Bengaluru, March 12

A Lucknow-bound AIX Connect flight from Bengaluru made an emergency landing at the Kempegowda International Airport here 10 minutes after its takeoff due to a technical issue on Saturday, Air Asia authorities said.

According to information received, the flight i5-2472 took off at about 6.45 am on Saturday and was supposed to land by 9 am in Lucknow.

However, it was grounded minutes after the takeoff.

“AIX Connect confirms that i5-2472, scheduled to operate from Bengaluru to Lucknow, encountered a minor technical issue and elected to return to Bengaluru,” the AIX Connect spokesperson said.

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