Air India Express Boeing 737-800 Suffers Damage During Take-Off at Muscat Airport
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- •An Air India Express Boeing 737-800 suffered damage during take-off at Muscat airport on May 15.
- •The incident occurred due to the aircraft lining up with the runway edge lights instead of the centreline.
- •The pilot-in-command was a foreign national, and the first officer was Indian.
- •The aircraft suffered a hydraulic leak and a flat tyre, and the engines were severely damaged.
- •The incident has been classified as an accident by Oman's Air Accidents Investigation Sector (AAIS).
- •A replacement Boeing 737-800 operated the flight to Kannur the following day with a delay of over 13 hours.
A recent incident involving an Air India Express Boeing 737-800 has raised concerns about the safety of air travel. The aircraft, registered as VT-AXR, was operating a night flight from Muscat to Kannur when it suffered damage during take-off at Muscat airport. According to sources, the incident occurred on May 15, at 9:10 pm local time, when the aircraft lined up with the runway edge lights instead of the centreline.
