Officials said: “About 14 people were injured after puffs of smoke were seen rising from an Air India Express aircraft at Muscat International Airport,” noting that “passengers were evacuated from the airliner’s plane.” began to rise from the passenger plane.

Officials confirmed: “Passengers were ordered to evacuate the planes via emergency slides as they were scheduled to take off for the Indian city of Kochi this morning.” Earlier, the Oman Aviation Authority issued a clarification statement today regarding the presence of an emergency on one of the aircraft at the airport in the capital Muscat.

In a statement, the authorities said they “received an emergency report on one of the planes from the concerned authorities at Muscat Airport as the matter is currently being handled by the competent authorities.” The Oman Aviation Authority noted that the emergency had not affected the safety of the airport, travelers or air traffic in general, noting that it was following up on updates with the relevant authorities in this regard.