New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- An Air India flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi, carrying passengers including senior Congress leader KC Venugopal and other Members of Parliament, was diverted to Chennai after suspected technical issue.
Describing the journey as "harrowing", Venugopal said on X, "We were saved by skill and luck. Passenger safety cannot depend on luck".
He also urged the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) India and Ministry of Civil Aviation to investigate the incident urgently and fix accountability while ensuring that such lapses never recur.
"Air India flight AI 2455 from Trivandrum to Delhi -- carrying myself, several MPs, and hundreds of passengers -- came frighteningly close to a tragedy today," Venugopal said....