Air India Flight With 144 Passengers Makes Emergency Landing In Assam

The Kolkata-bound flight, with 144 passengers on board, had taken off from Silchar's airport around 7:52am this morning but had to make the emergency landing at 8:13am.

An Air India flight had to turn back and make an emergency landing just a few minutes after taking off from the Kumbhigram Airport in Assam's Silchar after the pilot detected a technical snag.

The Kolkata-bound flight, with 144 passengers on board, had taken off from Silchar's airport around 7:52am this morning but had to make the emergency landing at 8:13am.

The defence airport in Silchar is partially being used for domestic purposes.

All the passengers and crew de-boarded from the aircraft safely, officials said.