Air India Flight Faces Mid-Air Technical Hitch, Makes Safe Return

An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for New Delhi returned to Hong Kong due to a suspected technical issue. This follows a recent crash of a similar aircraft in India. The plane landed safely, and no airport operations were affected. Boeing and Air India have not commented further.

An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner en route to New Delhi returned to Hong Kong, following a mid-air technical issue, as a precautionary measure, marking the latest incident impacting the airline.

The incident followed a crash involving the same type of Boeing aircraft in Ahmedabad, which claimed 241 lives. Flight AI315 called for standby before safely landing back in Hong Kong.

The flight, which had reached 22,000 feet, began descending before returning safely. As of now, Boeing and Air India have not provided further comments regarding the incident.

(With inputs from agencies.)