4 Jul 2009, 1237 hrs IST

NAGPUR: An Air India Kochi-Delhi flight carrying 151 passengers including Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan yesterday made an emergency landing at the airport here following a technical problem, airport sources said.

The flight IC 466 landed around 10 a.m. and a relief aircraft has been asked to take the passengers, Area Marketing Manager of the Airlines, I A Dhas said.

The flight developed an engine trouble and made emergency landing. There are 151 passengers and six crew members in the aircraft, the source said.

The Chief Minister was among the passengers along with two of his colleagues -- state Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan and Water Resources Minister M K Premachandran.

The VVIPs were accommodated in the lounge while passengers were shifted to a nearby hotel, Dhas said, adding the relief aircraft has already left for Nagpur from Delhi.

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