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India Today
4 hours ago
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- India Today
Air India Hong Kong-Delhi flight catches fire as passengers get off, all safe
An Air India flight from Hong Kong caught fire shortly after the plane landed in Delhi and passengers were disembarking, an airline spokesperson said. All passengers were safe and the aircraft, which suffered some damage, was flight AI 315 experienced an auxiliary power unit (APU) fire shortly after it had landed and parked at the gate, the spokesperson said. The APU automatically shut down following the fire as per the system was some damage to the aircraft. However, passengers and crew members disembarked normally, and are safe. The aircraft has been grounded for further investigations and the regulator has been duly notified," the spokesperson said. On Monday, a Delhi-Kolkata Air India flight carrying 160 passengers aborted take-off at the Delhi airport after a technical issue was detected during the take-off roll, an airline spokesperson confirmed. The flight, AI 2403, was subsequently halted for mandatory safety cockpit crew decided to discontinue the take-off in adherence to Standard Operating Procedures. The airline said that all passengers onboard the flight were safely disembarked following the incident. The flight later left for Kolkata in the an Air India flight from Kochi veered off the runway while landing at Mumbai airport early on Monday, as heavy rain battered the city AI 2744, an Airbus A320 (VT-TYA), was arriving from Kochi when it experienced what officials described as a "runway excursion" shortly after touchdown. Visuals from the scene showed partial damage to one of the aircraft's passengers in the AI 2744 were safe and disembarked as per safety protocols.- EndsTune InMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Air India
New Indian Express
a day ago
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- New Indian Express
Air India pilot aborts flight just before take-off from Delhi to Kolkata due to technical snag
NEW DELHI: An Air India flight carrying 160-plus passengers from Delhi to Kolkata was steered back to its starting point by the pilots just before take-off on Monday evening due to a techical glitch. The passengers were deplaned and the flight is expected to take-off by late night. Flight No AI 2403 was taxiing for take-off from Terminal 3's runway at 5.51 pm when the incident happened. The flight, an Airbus 321 Neo model was running 20 minutes behind its scheduled time. According to an airport source, 'The flight rejected take-off -- which means the pilot decided to vacate the runway after the pushback – due to some technical issue. Confirming the incident, Air India in a statement said, 'Flight AI2403 operating from Delhi to Kolkata on 21 July 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.' AI 2403 returned along its runway path and then headed to the taxiway and returned to the parking bay. The flight is expected to take-off around 9.30 pm on Monday, four hours behind its scheduled start time. This marks a series of flights of Air India suffering technical problems before or after take-off within the last seven weeks. On May 31, a Delhi to Singapore Air India flight (AI 2382) was aborted twice before take-off due to a techncial glitch with passengers stuck inside flight for four hours before they were deplaned. On June 17, an Air India Express Boeing flight (IX 1113) from Delhi to Ranchi, developed a technical issue midair and returned to the Indira Gandhi international Airport. On June 15, an Air India flight (AI 819) from Delhi to Vadodara returned to Delhi after technical issues immediately after take-off.
India Today
a day ago
- India Today
Air India Delhi-Kolkata flight aborts take-off due to technical snag
A Delhi-Kolkata Air India flight carrying 160 passengers aborted take-off at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi on Monday after a technical issue was detected during the take-off roll, an Air India spokesperson confirmed. The flight, AI 2403, was subsequently halted for mandatory safety cockpit crew decided to discontinue the take-off in adherence to Standard Operating Procedures. The airline confirmed that all passengers onboard the flight were safely disembarked following the AI 2403 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,' said an Air India spokesperson. Flight AI 2403 is rescheduled for departure later this in the day, an Air India flight from Kochi veered off the runway while landing at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport early Monday morning, as heavy rain battered the city AI 2744, an Airbus A320 (VT-TYA), was arriving from Kochi when it experienced what officials described as a "runway excursion" shortly after touchdown. Visuals from the scene showed partial damage to one of the aircraft's engines.- EndsTune InMust Watch
