British F-35 fighter jet makes emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram airport in Kerala

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning fighter aircraft made emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.
| Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran

A fighter jet operated by the Royal Navy, F-35, made an emergency landing at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Saturday (June 14, 2025) night.

Sources said the aircraft, which was operating from an aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean, requested permission for emergency landing after it became low on fuel. Reports suggested that the fighter jet made repeated attempts to land on the carrier but rough sea conditions prevented that happening, forcing the pilot to seek permission to land AG the airport for refuelling. 

The airport authorities then declared a full scale emergency and the aircraft safely landed at the airport by 9.30 p.m.

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