Condition on plane 'reasonable', says pilot

July 09, 2012 11:36

Sources in the Ministry of External Affairs said that "Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai is in touch with the Indian High Commissioner in Pakistan Sharat Sabharwal, who is in contact with the pilot."

The pilot has informed that the condition on the plane is "reasonable", they said. Pakistan Defence Secretary Nargis Sethi directed has the civil aviation authorities to provide all assistance to passengers and crew of the Air India plane.

The captain of the aircraft, flying from Abu Dhabi to New Delhi, contacted Pakistani authorities and sought permission for an emergency landing after detecting the problem with thehydraulic system, Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Pervez George told PTI.

The captain preferred to have the passengers remain onboard the aircraft though Pakistani authorities had offered to allow them to disembark, George said.

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