India Express B738 over Arabian Sea on Jul 31st 2021, cracked windshield
Last Update: July 31, 2021 / 17:14:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 31, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Air India Express
Flight number
IX-1581
Departure
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Destination
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
VT-GHC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VT-AXI reached Dammam with a delay of about 5.5 hours.
The aircraft was carrying cargo to Dammam and was to take Indian citizens stranded in Saudi Arabia due to Covid back to India.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Thiruvananthapuram about 14 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 31, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Air India Express
Flight number
IX-1581
Departure
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Destination
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
VT-GHC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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