Feb. 3—An Air India Express flight from Abu Dhabi to Kerala's Kozhikode (or Calicut) was forced to return shortly after taking off because of a 'flameout' in the No. 1 engine while the plane was climbing.
National regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation told news agency ANI the plane was a Boeing 737-800 and that it was 'involved in (an) airturnback'.
"Today ( Feb 3) an Air India Express B737-800... operating flight IX 348 (Abu Dhabi-Calicut) was involved in (an) airturnback due to No 1 engine flameout at 1,000 ft during climb."
The airline told ANI the plane managed to land and that all on board are safe.
According to flight-tracking website Flightradar24, the flight took off at 9.59 pm UTC ( 3.29 am IST) and landed less than 45 minutes later.
The plane reached a max altitude of 1,975 feet.
Earlier this month another AI Express flight — from Trivandrum to Muscat — was forced to land, less than 45 minutes after taking off, due to a technical error.
Officials told ANI of a problem with the FMS, or flight management system.
With input from ANI
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