Lulu chairman Yusuff Ali, wife back in Abu Dhabi after forced helicopter landing in Kerala

Lulu chairman Yusuff Ali, wife back in Abu Dhabi after forced helicopter landing in Kerala

Abu Dhabi: M. A. Yusuff Ali, the chairman of UAE-headquartered multinational company Lulu Group, and his wife Shabira reached Abu Dhabi on Monday, a day after they had a narrow escape following an emergency landing of their helicopter in Kerala, India. The couple, two of their staff members and two pilots were aboard their private helicopter which made a forced landing in a swamp amid heavy rains and winds in Kochi. All passengers were safe, but sustained minor injuries and had been taken to hospital, early reports had said on Sunday. In a statement issued later, V Nandakumar, director of Marketing and Communications at Lulu, had said the helicopter "had to make a precautionary landing in Kochi". "Yusuff Ali M. A. currently in Kerala, was on a short trip from his home in Kochi to visit a relative at a nearby hospital. Due to the sudden deterioration of the weather conditions and heavy rains, the experienced pilots decided to make precautionary landing at a safe place to prevent any risk to the life of the passengers of the public at large. All passengers and crew underwent necessary medical check-up and are safe," read the statement. Speaking to Gulf News on