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| Date: | Sunday 11 April 2021 |
| Time: | 03:16 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8HG (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Air India Express |
| Registration: | VT-AXI |
| MSN: | 36324/2132 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 180 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Cochin International Airport (COK/VOCI) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Riyadh Air Base (XXN/OERY) |
| Kozhikode-Calicut Airport (CCJ/VOCL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air India Express flight IX1322, a Boeing 737-8HG (WL), diverted to Cochin International Airport (COK/VOCI), India.
The reason was a reported tyre damage on departure. The aircraft landed safely on Cochin Intrernational Airport (COK/VOCI) runway 27 about 30 minutes later.
The damaged tyre burst after the passengers had disembarked. Some sources reported that there were 160 POB.
Replacement Boeing 737-86N (WL) VT-GHI delivered the passengers with a delay of 7 hours.
Sources:
https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/kozhikode-bound-aie-flight-diverted-to-kochi-after-tyre-issue-973131.html
https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/kozhikode-bound-aie-flight-diverted-to-kochi-after-tyre-issue-973131.html
http://avherald.com/h?article=4e5c0e4b&opt=6144
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-axi#275ba6c4
Location
Media:
Air india express flight which had an emergency landing today had a tyre burst #AirIndia pic.twitter.com/3SVDOMdOJR
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 11, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2021 18:50 | harro | Added |
| 11-Apr-2021 18:54 | harro | Updated [Date, Time, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Apr-2021 18:54 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Embed code, ] |
| 11-Apr-2021 23:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Apr-2021 00:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Apr-2021 00:16 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, ] |
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