Air India Express flight from Delhi to Ranchi diverted back to national capital after technical issue
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Express flight from Delhi to Ranchi was forced to return to the national capital shortly after takeoff on Monday due to a technical glitch, marking the latest in a series of recent incidents involving the airline.
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737 MAX 8 plane was supposed to land at Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport at 6:20 PM. After inspections, the aircraft continued with its normal operations.
"One of our flights returned to Delhi after takeoff due to a suspected technical issue. Post inspections and clearance, the aircraft continued scheduled operations," an Air India Express spokesperson said.
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Earlier today, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane bound for New Delhi returned to its origin of Hong Kong as a precautionary measure after a technical issue was suspected mid-air.
AI315 "returned to Hong Kong shortly after take-off due to a technical issue. The flight landed safely ... and is undergoing checks as a matter of abundant precaution," Air India said in a statement.
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The incidents come days after an Air India flight to London, using a Boeing aircraft, crashed in Ahmedabad moments after take-off, killing 241 of the 242 people on board.
AI315 made a return to Hong Kong International Airport after requesting local standby at around 1 p.m. (0500 GMT) and "landed safely at around 1:15 p.m.", the spokesperson of Airport Authority Hong Kong said. The airport operations were not affected, the spokesperson added.
Flight AI315 took off from Hong Kong at around 12:20 p.m. and landed just around an hour later. It reached an altitude of 22,000 feet, and then started descending, according to flight tracking website AirNav Radar. The plane was 7 years old.
Last week's crash brings a new challenge for both Air India, which has for years been trying to revamp its fleet, and Boeing, which is trying to rebuild public trust following a series of safety and production crises.
(With agency inputs)
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