Dubai-bound Air India Express flight diverted to Muscat, burning smell detected in cabin

Air India Express aircraft VT-AXX operating flight IX-355 (Calicut-Dubai) diverted to Muscat as during the cruise, a burning smell emitted from one of the vents in the forward galley.

Dubai-bound Air India Express flight diverted to Muscat, burning smell detected in cabin
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Air India Express aircraft VT-AXX operating flight IX-355 (Calicut-Dubai) diverted to Muscat as during the cruise, a burning smell emitted from one of the vents in the forward galley, DGCA said in a statement. 

This is the second such aviation incident reported on July 17 involving Indian airlines operating Middle East flights. Earlier in the day, an IndiGo Sharjah-Hyderabad flight made an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan after the pilot reported a technical snag in the aircraft. 

More details awaited. 

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