<p>Air India Express's Boeing 737-800(AI IX 811) was called back by the Air Traffic Control(ATC) after a traffic controller got a telephone call from an unidentified person to say a fire was noticed on the tail-side of the plane, an Air India official said.<br /><br />It was not immediately known how many passengers were on the plane but some reports said there were 134 passengers.<br /><br />Following the call, the plane was called back as it was taxiing for take-off at about 9.30 pm and a thorough check was undertaken, the official said. Fire tenders were also positioned around the plane.<br /><br />The plane was cleared for take-off at 10.55 pm delaying the departure of the flight by about 90 minutes.<br /><br />The official said the pilot of the plane had also not reported any fire alarm in the cockpit. The possibility of the call being a hoax was not ruled out. The call was also being investigated.<br /><br />With memories of an Air India Express plane from Dubai overshooting the table-top runway at the Mangalore airport and plunging over a cliff into a wooded valley killing 158 persons on May 22 still fresh, lastnight’s incident led to some scare among the passengers.<br /></p>
<p>Air India Express's Boeing 737-800(AI IX 811) was called back by the Air Traffic Control(ATC) after a traffic controller got a telephone call from an unidentified person to say a fire was noticed on the tail-side of the plane, an Air India official said.<br /><br />It was not immediately known how many passengers were on the plane but some reports said there were 134 passengers.<br /><br />Following the call, the plane was called back as it was taxiing for take-off at about 9.30 pm and a thorough check was undertaken, the official said. Fire tenders were also positioned around the plane.<br /><br />The plane was cleared for take-off at 10.55 pm delaying the departure of the flight by about 90 minutes.<br /><br />The official said the pilot of the plane had also not reported any fire alarm in the cockpit. The possibility of the call being a hoax was not ruled out. The call was also being investigated.<br /><br />With memories of an Air India Express plane from Dubai overshooting the table-top runway at the Mangalore airport and plunging over a cliff into a wooded valley killing 158 persons on May 22 still fresh, lastnight’s incident led to some scare among the passengers.<br /></p>