Air India Dubai-Kochi flight diverted to Mumbai after 'loss of pressure'
New Delhi: An Air India Dreamliner aircraft with 258 people on board flying from Dubai to Kochi was diverted to Mumbai on Thursday after the pilot reported "loss of pressure", media reports said.
The Boeing 787 flight No. AI-934 landed safely.
Oxygen masks were deployed after cabin pressure loss was detected, NDTV reported quoting sources.
The aviation regulator DGCA has tasked two senior officers to investigate the incident.
A loss in cabin pressure is a serious flight safety risk that pilots are trained to respond to immediately.
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