Cochin-bound Air India Express flight was noticed billowing smoke at Muscat International airport in Oman; reports of the Times of Oman suggest that 14 people were injured in the incident. Based on the reports, the officials said that the passengers on the Air India Express plane were evacuated using the slides after the smoke coming out of the plane was noticed. The plane was supposed to leave the Muscat airport for Kochi in India.
Passengers evacuated via slides after smoke on Air India Express Muscat-Cochin flight IX-442, VT-AXZ.- There were 141 passengers plus 6 crew onboard and all are safe. pic.twitter.com/VUBdymIORk— Aji Rasheed Ali (@ajirasheed) September 14, 2022
More details on the incident are awaited.