Air Asia plane makes emergency landing in Ranchi

An Air Asia flight bound for Mumbai turned back and landed in Ranchi after the pilot reported an emergency. There were more than 100 passengers on the plane.

Ranchi: An Air Asia flight made an emergency landing at Ranchi' Birsa Munda airport a few minutes after take-off on Saturday after the pilot got an alert that something hit the plane.

Director of Birsa Munda Airport Authority Vinod Sharma told ETV Bharat that the engine is currently being tested. He said that this is a normal phenomenon.

He said that the Air Asia flight will take off for Mumbai in a while after checking everything.

According to the report, there were 176 passengers on this plane.