Three fire engines, one rescue van and other vehicles were deployed near the Mumbai airport runway after the Bengaluru-bound aircraft had to make an emergency landing at the airport.
According to reports, an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Riyadh to Bengaluru was diverted to Mumbai owing to hydraulic leakage. The freighter flight, Ethiopian airlines ET690 landed safely at the Mumbai International Airport.
Full Emergency was declared for freighter flight ET690 Ethiopian airlines from Riyadh to Bengaluru & was diverted to Mumbai due to hydraulic leakage. Aircraft landed safely.
The spokesperson of the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) confirmed that an Ethiopian airline ET690 from Riyadh to Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport was diverted to Mumbai. This was done due to hydraulic leakage and the aircraft landed safely in Mumbai, the statement added.
Precautionary measures were taken after a request made to the Mumbai Fire Department from the Mumbai airport.
