Created Monday, Jan 23rd 2023 17:24Z, last updated Monday, Jan 23rd 2023 17:24Z
An Air India Express Boeing 737-800, registration VT-AXI performing flight
IX-549 from Thiruvananthapuram (India) to Muscat (Oman) with 105 people on board, was climbing through FL160 out of Trivandrum (short for Thiruvananthapuram) when the crew stopped the climb due to problems with the Flight Management System (FMS) and decided to return to Trivandrum. The aircraft landed safely back on Trivandrum's runway 32 about 35 minutes after departure.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VT-AYB reached Muscat with a delay of about 6 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 14 hours after landing back.
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