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Fifty-three passengers and crew members on board, an Allahabad-New Delhi plane had a close shave on Friday after the aircraft developed a technical snag and had to make an emergency landing minutes after take off, a senior official said.
Airport Director SR Mishra said the Air India flight no 9604, carrying 48 passengers, including a child, and five crew members, took off at 14:48 hours from the Bamrauli Airport in Allahabad.
He said full arrangements were made and the aircraft landed smoothly without requiring any emergency procedures.
The aircraft remained air-borne for about 14 minutes and may not have travelled more than five or six nautical miles, he said.
He said the passengers who desired cancellation of their tickets were given a refund and added that the incident is unlikely to affect air traffic between Allahabad and New Delhi.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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