Aircraft from Riyadh to Bengaluru makes emergency landing in Mumbai

Mumbai/Bengaluru: Ethiopian Airlines flight from Riyadh to Bengaluru was diverted to Mumbai on Sunday owing to hydraulic leakage. The freighter flight, Ethiopian airlines ET690 landed safely at the Mumbai International Airport.

In a statement on Sunday, the spokesperson of the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) confirmed that an Ethiopian airline ET690 from Riyadh to Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport was diverted to Mumbai. This was done due to hydraulic leakage and the aircraft landed safely in Mumbai, the statement added.

Quoting the Mumbai Fire Department, news agency ANI reported that three fire engines, one rescue van and other essential vehicles were deployed at the Mumbai airport on Sunday. These provisions were made to ensure a safe emergency landing of an aircraft with some technical glitch, the Mumbai Fire Department added.

(India Today)