Air India flight from Kochi veers off runway in Mumbai amid heavy rain

An Air India flight from Kochi veered off the runway while landing at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport early Monday morning, as heavy rains battered the city overnight.

Flight AI 2744, an Airbus A320 (VT-TYA), was arriving from Kochi when it experienced what officials described as a "runway excursion" shortly after touchdown. Visuals from the scene showed partial damage to one of the aircraft's engines.

According to an Air India spokesperson, the aircraft managed to taxi safely to the designated bay despite the incident, and all passengers and crew disembarked without any injuries.