Air India Express suffers technical fault forcing emergency landing after take-off

An Air India Express flight circled over an airport for two hours after suffering a technical problem after take-off.

Flight AXB 613, which was bound for Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, departed from the runway of the Tiruchirappalli International Airport in Tamil Nadu, India, at around 5:40 pm on October 11. However, the landing gear reportedly failed to retract, forcing the jet to circle over the airport for more than two hours.