Air Arabia Flight Diverted to Kochi After Reverse-Thrust Fault, Resumes Journey

With emergency teams mobilized, engineers repaired the aircraft's reverse-thrust system on the ground allowing the flight to continue the same morning.

Overview

A Sharjah–Kozhikode Air Arabia flight carrying 170 passengers and nine infants was diverted to Cochin in the early hours of Saturday after the crew reported a fault in the engine reverse-thrust system.
Cochin International Airport declared a local standby at 3:19 am and escalated to a full emergency at 3:34 am to position fire, rescue and medical teams before the plane landed at 3:38 am and was guided to a parking bay.
Airport officials withdrew the full emergency at 3:45 am after safety inspections found no hazards and confirmed all passengers and crew were safe.
On-site engineers rectified the reverse-thrust snag and the aircraft departed Kochi for Kozhikode at 7:15 am with no reported injuries.
Cochin airport said regular flight movements were not disrupted and the rapid ground repair kept operational impact to a minimum while standard post-incident checks remain possible.