Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 An Emirates flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai returned to the airport here on Monday following a security incident reported at the destination airport, an official said.
The Emirates TRV–DXB flight returned midway after Dubai International Airport closed and landed at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, a spokesperson of the airport here said.
The flight with 353 passengers and 19 crew members departed at 4:40 am and returned at 8:40 am. He said the passengers would be transferred to the terminal.
Earlier, another Emirates flight, EK533, that departed from Cochin International Airport at 4:30 am with 325 people on board, returned and landed in Kochi airport due to the sudden closure of Dubai International Airport.
