A New Delhi-bound Air India flight with 134 people, including former minister and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, on board made an emergency landing on Friday evening at the Gaya airport after taking off following oil leakage in its landing wheel. “Mid-air drama: my @airindiain flight from Gaya to Delhi via Varanasi developed problems and made an emergency return to Gaya. The Air India flight (AI 433) via Varanasi took off from Gaya airport at 4:40pm with 127 passengers and seven crew members on board, airport director Dilip Kumar said. Would have been worse if landing gear didn’t descend,” he said in another tweet. “Landing gear didn’t retract.

Source: Hindustan Times July 16, 2016 05:15 UTC