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After mid-air Mayday call, Delhi-bound Air India Express flight makes emergency landing in Lucknow with 148 on board| India News

After mid-air Mayday call, Delhi-bound Air India Express flight makes emergency landing in Lucknow with 148 on board| India News

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A Delhi-bound Air India Express flight from Bagdogra, carrying 148 passengers, was forced to make an emergency landing at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow after a mid-air smoke alert, according to news agency PTI. An Air India Express aircraft is seen. (Reuters) The report stated that the flight, IX1523, was diverted to Lucknow on Monday evening after the pilot issued a ‘Mayday’ call, which is an internationally recognised distress signal used in life-threatening situations. The call was made after crew members detected smoke in the aircraft’s avionics bay, which houses critical electronic systems. There were 6 crew members on board as well and no injuries have been reported. Also Read: IndiGo names ex-British Airways chief William Walsh as new CEO after Pieter Elbers’ exit “Prioritising safety, the crew operating one of our flights to Delhi elected to divert to Lucknow and carried out a priority landing following a smoke alert. The aircraft landed safely, and all guests were provided refreshments on arrival. They were subsequently re-accommodated on alternative flights to Delhi. Confirming the …

After ‘Mayday’ Distress Call, Aircraft Crash-Lands In Odisha: What We Know | India News

After ‘Mayday’ Distress Call, Aircraft Crash-Lands In Odisha: What We Know | India News

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Last Updated:January 10, 2026, 19:23 IST The pilot of a nine-seater IndiaOne Air flight carrying six passengers from Bhubaneswar issued a “mayday” call before crash landing in an open area in Rourkela. People gather at the site after a small aircraft carrying four passengers and two crew members crashed in Rourkela. (PTI) A nine-seater IndiaOne Air flight carrying six passengers crash-landed near the Jagada block close to the Rourkela airstrip in Odisha on Saturday, leaving two pilots and other passengers injured. The flight reportedly ran into trouble moments after takeoff and came down near the airstrip area. Sharing more details about the crash landing, Bhubaneswar Airport Director Prasanna Kumar Pradhan confirmed that the pilot issued a “mayday” distress call at 1:14 pm before the forced landing. As per the update, the flight departed from Bhubaneswar airport at 12:27 pm and was scheduled to land at Rourkela at 1:19 pm. However, one of the two pilots of the Charlie-208 aircraft issued a “mayday” distress call at 1:14 pm and informed Rourkela Air Traffic Control (ATC) that …

Mayday’s Ashin falls off 2-metre stage during F4 reunion concert in Shanghai

Mayday’s Ashin falls off 2-metre stage during F4 reunion concert in Shanghai

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Mayday’s Ashin falls off 2-metre stage during F4 reunion concert in Shanghai Home News and Gossip Mayday’s Ashin falls off 2-metre stage during F4 reunion concert in Shanghai Mayday lead vocalist Ashin performed in Shanghai on December 22 with F4 members Jerry Yan, Vic Chou and Van Ness Wu for their reunion concert. Mid-performance, the 50-year-old lost balance and fell off the stage. Mayday’s lead singer Ashin recently took the stage in Shanghai, China, on December 22, performing with three members of the Taiwanese boy band F4: Jerry Yan, Vic Chou, and Van Ness Wu, during their reunion concert. The group performed as F3 with Ashin after F4’s fourth member, Ken Chu, was reportedly removed from the tour for allegedly disclosing unfinalized information, like the album’s status and tour arrangements, during his livestreams. During the performance, the 50-year-old singer lost his footing and tumbled off the stage from a two-metre platform, resulting in scrapes and blood on his hand …

South Korea plane crash: why Muan International Airport is under scanner | World News

South Korea plane crash: why Muan International Airport is under scanner | World News

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The investigation into the Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 at Muan International Airport in South Korea is underway. A malfunction in the landing gear, which a bird strike may have caused, could have led to the plane’s belly landing, preliminary findings show. Experts have said that multiple factors could have resulted in the plane crash, among which are design flaws at the airport. Short runway? Questions have been raised over the length of the runway at the airport. According to the official website, the runway is 2,800 m long. This is considerably shorter than runways at international air hubs. For instance, Seoul’s main Incheon International Airport has runways measuring 3,750 m. Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has runways ranging from 2,816 m to 4,400 m in length. While a Boeing 737-800 can land at a 2,800-m runway, a longer distance can be useful in case of emergencies. Moreover, with construction work underway at Muan airport to extend the runway to over 3,000 m, the usable length of the runway was further reduced, according …

‘Pilot declared Mayday’: What caused the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea? | World News

‘Pilot declared Mayday’: What caused the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea? | World News

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Firefighters and recovery teams work at the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport on December 30. (AFP)(AFP) A Jeju Air flight from Bangkok to South Korea, with 181 people on board, crashed during landing on Sunday, leaving 179 dead and only two survivors rescued from the wreckage. Officials said a Boeing 737-800, operated by low-cost carrier Jeju Air, was warned of a bird strike by the control tower during its first landing attempt at Muan airport, after departing from Bangkok around 9:00 am (0000 GMT). Moments later, the pilot declared a “mayday” and tried to land again. Footage captured the plane attempting a belly landing, its landing gear still retracted. Dramatic footage shows the plane skidding along the runway, trailing smoke, before crashing into a wall at the end and bursting into flames. All 175 passengers and four of the six crew members on board were killed in the crash. The passengers, aged three to 78, were all Korean apart from two Thais, …

Indian warship responds to Mayday call by missile-hit vessel in Gulf of Aden | Latest News India

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India’s guided missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam on Saturday responded to a distress call made by a merchant vessel that caught fire after a missile attack by the Iranian-backed Houthis in the Gulf of Aden, with the incident putting the spotlight on the worsening security situation in one of the world’s busiest shipping routes, officials aware of the matter said. MV Marlin Luanda. (Photo shared by the Indian Navy) The Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker MV Marlin Luanda was struck by the Houthi rebels on Friday, the latest in a series of attacks on commercial shipping in the region including the Red Sea and parts of the Arabian Sea, the officials said. It is operated by UK-based Oceonix Services. Stay tuned for all the latest updates on Ram Mandir! Click here “Based on a request from MV Marlin Luanda, INS Visakhapatnam has deployed its NBCD (nuclear biological chemical defence and damage control) team along with firefighting equipment to render assistance to the crew towards augmenting firefighting efforts on board the distressed MV,” the Indian Navy said in …