A Viet Jet Airlines flight carrying 152 passengers from Ho Chi Minh City to Sri Lanka made an emergency landing at Chennai airport after developing a mechanical snag while flying at 36,000 feet on Tuesday night.
The aircraft was travelling from Vietnam to Sri Lanka when the problem occurred above Chennai. The pilots immediately contacted the Delhi control room and sought permission to divert the flight for an emergency landing, according to the report.
Following instructions from Delhi, Chennai airport authorities made arrangements for the aircraft to land safely. The flight touched down at around 10.40 pm on Tuesday.
The incident placed Chennai airport’s emergency response systems at the centre of the operation. Such responses require coordination between the aircraft crew, air traffic control and airport authorities to clear the landing path and prepare ground arrangements for an aircraft reporting a technical problem.
The flight had departed from Ho Chi Minh City earlier on Tuesday evening. The report did not specify the nature of the mechanical snag or whether any passenger or crew member was injured. It also did not provide details about the aircraft’s subsequent status or the next arrangements for the passengers.
Chennai airport is a key aviation facility in southern India and handles domestic and international flights. In this case, the aircraft was able to land without reported incident after the pilots requested emergency permission and airport authorities followed instructions from Delhi.
No further operational details, including whether the aircraft would continue its journey to Sri Lanka or undergo inspection at Chennai, were provided in the report.
