Air India's Hong Kong-Delhi flight makes emergency landing at Kolkata

Kolkata: An Air India Delhi-bound flight from Hong Kong with around 154 passengers on board was diverted to Kolkata, where it landed under emergency conditions after the pilot detected a snag in the aircraft engine. [caption id=“attachment_2702178” align=“alignleft” width=“385”] Representational image. PTI[/caption] The snag-hit Boeing 787-800 (Dreamliner) plane is now grounded at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport here, sources said. An Air India spokesperson in Delhi said that the aircraft made a precautionary landing at around 2015 hours, and all passengers have been deplaned safely. Air India is making arrangements to fly the stranded passengers to their destination in its Kolkata-Delhi flight, the spokesperson said. PTI