Air India flight from Kochi to Delhi aborts take-off, Congress MP Hibi Eden onboard
Kochi: An Air India flight bound for Delhi from Cochin International Airport (CIAL) was forced to abort take-off late Sunday night due to a technical issue.
According to a report published by India Today, the flight AI 504 was scheduled to depart at 10:34 pm. it came to an abrupt halt during taxiing. Passengers reported a sudden jolt, with one describing it as “a strong braking action.” Congress MP Hibi Eden was also on board and he posted on social media that it “felt like the flight skid on the runway.”
Air India confirmed that takeoff was aborted as a precaution and told airport authorities that the issue occurred during the taxiing phase. A replacement aircraft with a revised departure time of 1:00 a.m. was arranged by the authorities.
CIAL confirmed the delay and said Air India was coordinating with airport operations. No injuries were reported and all passengers remained safe.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
