Air India Express flight from Kerala state capital Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai returned midway on Sunday citing technical issues with the air conditioning. The flight that took off at 1.19 pm returned barely a couple of hours later.
The flight, IX 539, which took off with 174 people onboard -- including the crew at 1.19 pm returned back and landed safely at 3.52 pm, an airport official said.
"The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew are fine. A local standby was declared. It was an AC issue, " the official said.
The passengers are presently at the airport and would be taking off within an hour on another flight arranged by the airline, he added.
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