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News18
3 days ago
- General
- News18
Hong Kong-Bound Air India Flyers Complain Of 'Noises From Emergency Door', Airline Responds
Last Updated: While Air India did confirm the news, it said that there was no emergency-like situation due to this incident. Days after AI-171 crashed in Ahmedabad claiming the lives of 241 people, the passengers of Air India's Delhi to Hong Kong flight complained that the flight they travelled in was damaged internally and noises were coming from the emergency door. According to sources, the incident occurred on June 1, when Air India flight AI-314 took off from Delhi for Hong Kong. The passenger informed that despite complaining, the crew did not take any action and placed a paper napkin on the emergency door. Nearly an hour after the takeoff, one of the passenger noticed that the noises were coming from the emergency door and the internal part was weak. However, the flight landed safely in Hong Kong. Air India Issues Statement While Air India did confirm the news, it said that there was no emergency-like situation due to this incident. The airlines stated that the flight went under multiple checks before it too-off. 'An aircraft undergoes multiple engineering checks before it is cleared for flight operations according top priority to safety issues. Air India flight AI314 from Delhi to Hong Kong on June 1, 2025 went through said process before it took flight," Air India said in a statement. the airlines said that a hissing sound started emanating from the decorative door panel mid-flight, and after assessing that there was no risk to safety, crew took action to alleviate the noise. 'After landing in Hong Kong airport, the aircraft underwent checks by the engineering team. All safety parameters were found to be in compliance and the aircraft was cleared for service. There was no such noise during the return flight AI315 from Hong Kong to Delhi. We would like to reiterate that the safety of our customers and crew remains top priority," the statement added. First Published: June 21, 2025, 08:35 IST
Indian Express
6 days ago
- Indian Express
Airlines cancel multiple flights after safety checks, other planes return to base — all in 72 hours
Multiple airlines across the globe cancelled their flights after safety checks, while a host of others reported mid-flight scares amid adverse weather conditions and technical snags in the past 72 hours. Airlines are likely on high alert following the fatal Air India crash in Ahmedabad last week that claimed the lives of 241 passengers and crew members, besides leading to multiple casualties on the ground. In fact, Air India said it cancelled its London-Amritsar, Delhi-Dubai, Bengaluru-London and Mumbai-San Francisco flights on Tuesday. A few of the affected flights are: 📌 Indigo Goa-Lucknow: On Monday, an IndiGo flight from Goa to Lucknow experienced mid-air turbulence due to adverse weather conditions. However, the crew navigated the aircraft safely, the airline said in a statement on Tuesday. 📌 IndiGo Kochi-Delhi: Another IndiGo flight from Kochi to Delhi was forced to make an emergency landing at Nagpur on Tuesday morning after a reported bomb threat. The flight, 6E 2706, had taken off from Kochi at 9:20 am and was scheduled to arrive in Delhi by 12:35 pm. 📌 Air India San Francisco-Mumbai: The international route was also impacted as a Mumbai-bound Air India flight from San Francisco was halted in Kolkata early Tuesday after one of its engines suffered a technical snag, news agency PTI reported. 📌 Air India Ahmedabad-London: Additional precautionary checks also led to an Air India flight on the Ahmedabad-London route being cancelled due to lack of aircraft. The flight started operating with a new code after the June 12 crash of AI-171 plane but unavailability of aircraft, resulting from airspace curbs and additional precautionary checks, led to the cancellation of flights. The Tata Group-owned airline denied claims that a technical snag led to the cancellation and maintained it has made alternative arrangements to fly affected passengers to their destination and offering full refunds on cancellations or complimentary rescheduling if opted by them, PTI reported. 📌 Air India New Delhi-Hong Kong: An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for New Delhi from Hong Kong on Monday (June 16), returned to its origin as a precautionary measure after the pilot suspected a technical issue mid-air, news agency Reuters reported, citing sources. The flight AI315 is now reportedly undergoing checks. It departed from Hong Kong at 12:16 pm and landed just over an hour later. 📌 Lufthansa Frankfurt-Hyderabad: A Lufthansa flight to Hyderabad was forced to make a U-turn and land at Frankfurt Airport due to a bomb threat. 'A bomb threat email targeting Lufthansa flight LH 752 was received at the Hyderabad airport at 18:01 hrs on 15th June 2025,' news agency PTI quoted Hyderabad airport sources as saying. Flight LH752 took off from Germany on Sunday (June 15) at around 14.14 local time and was scheduled to arrive at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in the early hours of Monday. 'Out of an abundance of caution, Lufthansa flight LH752 from Frankfurt to Hyderabad returned to its point of departure after authorities were made aware of a bomb threat posted on social media,' Lufthansa said in a statement. 📌 British Airways London-Chennai: British Airways' Boeing 787 Dreamliner was forced to return to London Heathrow Airport on Sunday over a 'technical issue'. The Chennai-bound Flight BA35 came back to its origin in just 1 hour 38 minutes. 'The aircraft returned to Heathrow as a standard precaution after reports of a technical issue,' British Airways said in a statement. 'The flight landed safely with crew and customers disembarking as they normally would, and our teams worked hard to get their journeys back on track as soon as possible,' the statement added. 📌 Saudia Jeddah-Lucknow (Hajj flight): Smoke was detected from the wheels of a Saudia Airlines plane that landed in Lucknow carrying Haj pilgrims on Sunday morning (June 15). 'Smoke was detected from the wheels of a Saudi Aircraft that was bringing back 242 Haj Yatris from Jeddah,' news agency PTI quoted sources as saying. 'The Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) team rushed to the spot. Working with the Saudia team, the smoke was contained and damage to the aircraft was averted,' they said. (With inputs from PTI, Reuters)
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Business Standard
6 days ago
- Business Standard
Air India cancels Delhi-Dubai flight; 6th 787 Dreamliner cancelled today
Air India cancelled flight AI 915 from Delhi to Dubai, which used Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, leading to the cancellation of six flights using similar aircraft on Tuesday, NDTV reported. Air India posted a flight advisory on X saying, 'Due to inclement weather conditions in Delhi, our flight operations are getting impacted with some diversions.' The cancelled services are AI 915 (Delhi–Dubai), AI 153 (Delhi–Vienna), AI 143 (Delhi–Paris), AI 159 (Ahmedabad–London), AI 133 (Bengaluru–London) and AI 170 (London–Amritsar). On Monday, Air India flight AI 315 from Hong Kong turned back as the pilot said, 'We don't want to continue further,' after detecting a technical glitch in the aircraft. A few hours later, another Air India flight, AI 9695 en route from Delhi to Ranchi, returned to Indira Gandhi International Airport after experiencing a mid-air technical issue. Air India also informed that flight AI 143 from Delhi to Paris stands cancelled as the mandatory pre-flight checks identified an issue. 'Flight AI 143 from Delhi to Paris on 17 June has been cancelled. The mandatory pre-flight checks identified an issue which is being presently addressed. However, in view of the flight coming under the restrictions on night operations at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport, the said flight has been cancelled... We are providing hotel accommodation and also offering full refunds on cancellations or complimentary rescheduling if opted by the passengers. Consequently, flight AI 142 from Paris to Delhi on 17 June 2025 also stands cancelled,' Air India said in a statement. Several Air India flights have faced cancellations and diversions over the past week following increased scrutiny of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner after the horrific crash last week in Ahmedabad involving a similar aircraft. Air India's flight AI 171 en route from Ahmedabad to London, which left 241 dead out of 242 on board, crashed minutes after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The reason for the crash is yet to be investigated.
India Today
7 days ago
- India Today
Kochi-Delhi IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Nagpur after bomb scare
An IndiGo flight, from Kochi to Delhi, made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport after it reportedly received a bomb flight, 6E2706, took off from Kochi airport at 9:20 am and was to land in Delhi by 12:35 pm. The passengers were safely deplaned at Nagpur, and an investigation is now at Kochi airport said that the Delhi-bound IndiGo flight said it received a bomb threat on Tuesday morning, with the flight number A meeting was convened, as per procedure, and found that threat was specific as flight number was given. The flight had already taken off from Kochi, and thus it was diverted to Nagpur. Earlier in the day, an Air India flight from San Francisco to Mumbai via Kolkata, suffered a technical snag in one of its engines, forcing passengers to deplane during the scheduled halt in the West Bengal Monday evening, another Delhi-bound Air India flight returned to Hong Kong nearly 90 minutes after take-off after a suspected technical glitch was detected in the aircraft. The Air India flight AI 315 took-off for Delhi from Hong Kong International Airport on Monday Sunday evening (June 15), a Lufthansa flight to Hyderabad returned to Frankfurt, after a bomb threat email was received at Hyderabad airport. The flight had not yet entered Indian airspace when the threat was the Air India London-bound flight crashed on June 12 moments after take-off from Ahmedabad, there has been heightened security and concern regarding flights.
Indian Express
7 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
2 Air India flights face ‘technical' issues, diverted
Two Air India flights, including an Air India Express plane, were Monday diverted to Delhi and Hong Kong due to suspected technical issues. The diversions came four days after the London-bound Air India flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12, killing around 270 people. The Air India Express flight AXB1113 bound for Ranchi returned to the Delhi airport shortly after takeoff Monday evening. After inspections, the aircraft was cleared for operations at 7.56 pm, and landed in Ranchi at 9.27 pm. According to the live flight tracking website Flightradar24, the flight was scheduled to take off at 4.25 pm, but took off at 4.39 pm and was eventually diverted back to Delhi. '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. Flightradar24 also shows that the flight took off from Delhi after around three hours. 'We regret the inconvenience,' the spokesperson said. In the second incident, another Air India flight, a Boeing 788, heading to Delhi, had to return to Hong Kong on Monday due to a technical issue. According to Flightradar24, the AI315 flight took off from Hong Kong at 12.16 pm on June 16, considerably later than its scheduled departure time at 8.50 am. The duration of a Hong Kong to Delhi flight is around five hours. 'AI315 operating from Hong Kong to Delhi on 16 June 2025 air-returned to Hong Kong shortly after takeoff due to a technical issue,' according to an Air India spokesperson. 'The flight landed safely in Hong Kong and is undergoing checks as a matter of abundant precaution,' the spokesperson added. The airline said that arrangements have been made for passengers to fly back to Delhi. 'Alternative arrangements have been planned to fly the passengers to their destination Delhi at the earliest. We are providing all necessary on-ground assistance to the passengers to minimise the inconvenience caused by this unforeseen disruption,' the spokesperson said. Tata group and Air India Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Monday asked the airline's employees to stay strong and use last week's crash of the airline's Boeing 787-8 aircraft in Ahmedabad as 'an act of force to build a safer airline', according to sources. 'We need to show resilience. We need to use this incident as an act of force to build a safer airline,' Chandrasekaran is learnt to have said.
