Air India Express IX611 hits compound wall at Trichy

October 12, 2018 Comments Off on Air India Express IX611 hits compound wall at Trichy 566 Views

An Air India Express flight operating flight IX611 from Tiruchirapalli to Dubai hit the compound wall of the airport during takeoff today. The flight was being operated by VT-AYD a nine year old Boeing 737-800.

The aircraft took off from Trichy airport at around 01.20 today morning. It is being reported that the plane first hit a localizer antenna following which it hit the airport’s compound wall.

After takeoff, it appears that the pilots were unaware of the damage to the aircraft and have continued with their flight to Dubai. After around three hours of flying the pilots turned around over the Arabian sea and diverted to Mumbai. The aircraft landed at Mumbai at around 05.40 today morning.

The aircraft appears to have suffered major damage to it’s belly in the incident. All passengers aboard the aircraft have safely disembarked.

It is unclear why the pilots did not notice the damage to the aircraft and divert to a closer airport. Bangalore, Chennai or Trivandrum would have been the natural diversion airports after such heavy damage to the aircraft. It’s also strange that the airport apparently hasn’t conveyed the extent of the damage to the pilots.

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