Air India Express flight IX 385 on Calicut-Dammam with 168 passengers was diverted to Thiruvananthapuram due to a suspected tail strike during take off. The aircraft made normal safe landing at Thiruvananthapuram at 1215 hours and passengers deplaned.
According to Air India Express, arrangements have been made to send the passengers to Dammam by an alternate flight which is scheduled to take off from Thiruvananthapuram at 1530 hours today.
