India Express A320 near Lucknow on Mar 30th 2026,

Last Update: March 31, 2026 / 12:53:28 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 30, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
IX-1523

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-EXA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Air India Express Airbus A320-200, registration VT-EXA performing flight IX-1523 from Bagdogra to Delhi (India) with 148 people on board, was enroute at FL360 about 90nm east of Lucknow (India) when the crew declared emergency reporting smoke from the avionics panels. The crew released the passenger oxygen masks. The aircraft landed safely on Lucknow's runway 27 about 20 minutes later. Emergency services did not find any evidence of smoke, heat or fire.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Lucknow 25 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 30, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
IX-1523

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-EXA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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