Two Iranian planes make unscheduled landing in Kolkata

Two planes of Mahan Air, a private airline company based in Iran, made an unscheduled landing at NSC Bose international airport in Kolkata after they ran out of fuel while going to Tehran, officials said today.

Airport sources said the flights from Phuket in Thailand contacted air traffic control in the city to land at the airport at 8pm and 9pm yesterday.

The planes are still in the airport after they developed technical problems and will fly later after maintenance and repair, airport officials said.

The passengers are safe and have been lodged in the airport terminal.