Air India Express Flight Suffers Nose-wheel Problem at Phuket Airport

An Air India Express flight operating its Hyderabad-Phuket (Thailand) flight suffered a nose-wheel issue at Phuket Airport, after it made a hard landing, damaging its landing gear and disrupting arriving flights, the airline said on Wednesday. 

Phuket International Airport issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) from 12.08 pm to 6 pm, temporarily closing the runway. All flights



scheduled to land were required to hold in nearby airspace, and some were diverted to alternate airports.

The number of passengers onboard the Boeing 737-Max8 aircraft was not immediately known. 

"We confirm that our Hyderabad-Phuket flight on March 11 experienced an issue with the nose wheel at Phuket Airport," Air India Express said in a statement.