AI plane makes emergency landing as staff forgets protocol
An Air India flight was forced to make an emergency landing at the Delhi Airport on Monday when the pilot was unable to retract its wheels mid-air. The incident occurred as its engineers had forgotten to remove pins from the landing gear, the airline said. Meanwhile, the Delhi-Cochin-Dubai flight carrying 234 passengers was delayed by over four hours. 
A Kochi-bound Air India flight was forced to make an emergency landing in New Delhi soon after its take-off from the Indira Gandhi International Airport as the engineers had failed to remove pins from the landing gear, a spokesperson said today.Two engineers have been taken off duty pending inquiry after they 'forgot' to remove the pins last morning, an Air India spokesperson said.WHAT HAPPENEDThe AI 933 Delhi-Cochin-Dubai plane with 234 passengers onboard took off from the Indira Gandhi International Airport yesterday at 5:36 am but was forced to return and make an emergency landing 40 minutes later after the pilot was unable to retract the wheels.