Dhaka, March 12 -- An Air India Express Boeing 737-8 MAX suffered severe damage to its nose landing gear after a hard landing at Phuket International Airport in Thailand on Wednesday, March 11.

At the time of this incident, the aircraft, registered VT-BWQ, was operating as flight IX938, a scheduled daily service from Hyderabad to Phuket.

Videos and images circulating on the internet show the 737 bounced several times after a hard touchdown, which severely damaged its nose landing gear assembly, making the aircraft stranded on the runway.

A total of 140 occupants, including the crew, were onboard the flight, and all of them disembarked immediately. No injuries were reported.

Airport authorities had closed the runway after the incident ...