New Delhi :

An Air Arabia flight coming from Sharjah in United Arab Emirates suffered a hydraulic failure while landing at Kochi airport in Kerala this evening.

However, aircraft number G9-426 landed safely.

There were 222 passengers and seven crew members on board the plane, the Cochin International Airport Authority has given this information.

During the landing, a complete emergency was declared at the Kochi airport. 

According to CIAL, "the aircraft landed safely on runway 09 at 19:29".


The state of emergency was withdrawn at 8:30 after the plane landed safely.