Dubai-Cochin Air India flight diverted to Mumbai due to low pressure

Dubai-Cochin Air India flight diverted to Mumbai after an incident of low pressure has been reported, aviation authorities said on Thursday. However, The Air India Boeing Fleet B787, Flight No. AI- 934 landed safely. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has grounded the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft and off-rostered this flight’s crew, they said.

Over the past few days, there have been several incidents reported. This is the third instance in the last three days when the aviation regulator grounded a plane after an incident. DGCA officials said that when the Air India flight was heading from Dubai to Kochi on Thursday, the pilot observed a loss in cabin pressure and immediately contacted the integrated operations control centre (IOCC) of the airline as well as the air traffic controller.

Oxygen masks were deployed so that the passengers do not face any discomfiture. The plane was allowed to divert to the nearest airport, which in this case was the one in Mumbai and it landed safely, they added.