On May 18, 2024, an Air India Express flight traveling from Bengaluru to Kochi made an emergency landing at BLR Airport at 23:12 hrs following a reported fire in one of its engines.
A full-scale emergency was declared, and the fire was swiftly extinguished upon landing. All 179 passengers and 6 crew members were successfully evacuated from the aircraft, according to a spokesperson from Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL).
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