Air India Express 737 MAX 8 hard‑lands at Phuket; nose‑gear collapses, runway closed
An Air India Express Boeing 737 MAX 8 operating flight IX938 from Hyderabad to Phuket hard‑landed at Phuket on March 11, 2026, sustaining severe nose‑gear damage and detaching both nose wheels. Phuket Airport suspended runway operations and closed the field, with the runway shut until at least 18:00 local.