Sharjah-Kerala flight was diverted due to technical snag: official Saman Haziq/Dubai AFP An Air India Express spokesperson confirms it was a planned diversion, not an emergency landing. An Air India Express flight from Sharjah to Kozhikode that diverted to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Friday afternoon was making a "precautionary" landing after it developed a minor technical snag, according to an airline spokesperson. All 104 passengers — with four cabin crew and two pilots — landed safely at about 1pm, he said, adding that arrangements are underway to safely transport them to Kozhikode airport in another aircraft. Speaking to Khaleej Times, Air India Express chief corporate communications manager PG Prageesh, said: “The Air India IX 1346 that departed Sharjah airport at 7.07am on Friday morning was expected to land at Kozhikode airport at around 12.40pm.