Air India Express Flight Skids at Phuket, Runway Closures Follow

0:00It's March 11th, let's get into the latest global headlines. An air-India express flight from Hyderabad hit trouble landing at Fuckat Airport in Thailand, damaging its nose landing gear on the runway. The airport shut down the runway temporarily to clear the disabled plane. The crew handled everything by the book, safely getting all passengers off with no injuries reported. Officials shared that the plane skidded after losing a wheel. Fuckat handles hundreds of flights daily from places like Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The closure disrupted operations at this key tourist hub. Air India Express, the budget wing of Air India, has a spotty safety record. Last year, regulators called them out for skipping engine maintenance and faking records. Plus, they logged nearly 100 technical snags. The runway was set to reopen by 6pm local time on March 11th, about 11am. Greenwich Mean Time, as the airline faces more heat from past, issues including a fatal crash by its parent company.

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