Air India Express suffers hard landing in Phuket, nose gear damaged

An Air India Express Boeing 737 MAX 8 (registration VT?BWQ) operating flight IX938 from Hyderabad, India to Phuket, Thailand suffered a serious hard landing at Phuket International Airport on March 11, 2026, around midday local time. According to airline and airport sources, the aircraft experienced a nose landing gear failure on touchdown, resulting in both […]