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Jakarta-bound Qatar Airways flight diverted to Mumbai after technical glitch

Qatar Airways informed that another aircraft is being prepared for dispatch from Doha to collect passengers in Mumbai.

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Mumbai: A Jakarta-bound Qatar Airways flight (QR954) from Doha was diverted to Mumbai after it suffered a technical glitch on Wednesday.

Qatar Airways informed that another aircraft is being prepared for dispatch from Doha to collect passengers in Mumbai.

In a similar incident earlier this month, a Dubai bound-Air India flight was diverted to Mumbai airport after the flight experienced a technical glitch.

According to the statement released by the operator, flight A320 VT-EXV operating AI-951, from Hyderabad to Dubai, landed safely at Mumbai airport following the failure of the yellow hydraulic system.

The airline informed that the 143 passengers were onboard when the incident was reported mid-air. The officials from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that the aircraft landed safely.

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