Another Air India flight scare: Delhi-Kolkata flight aborted moments before take-off due to 'technical issue'
ANI quoted an
Air India
spokesperson saying, "Flight AI2403 operating from Delhi to Kolkata on 21 July 2025 has been rescheduled to depart later this evening, necessitated by a technical issue detected during the take-off roll. The cockpit crew decided to discontinue the take-off, following Standard Operating Procedures. All passengers have disembarked and our ground colleagues in Delhi are extending support to them..."
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