Flight AI 9695 had departed from Delhi at 4:25 PM and was expected to land at Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi by 6:20 PM. However, the aircraft was diverted back to Delhi due to unspecified technical difficulties, airport authorities confirmed, as per news agency IANS.

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The nature of the issue has not been disclosed, and Air India has yet to issue a formal statement on the incident. The flight returned safely to Delhi, with no reports of injury or distress among passengers.

Air India Aircraft Makes U-Turn to Hong Kong

In a separate case on Monday, Air India’s Hong Kong-Delhi service, AI 315, also reported a suspected technical snag. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which had taken off from Hong Kong at 12:16 PM local time—after a delay of nearly 3.5 hours—returned to its point of origin shortly after takeoff.

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Air India confirmed the aircraft’s safe landing and said it was being inspected as a precaution. “AI315 operating from Hong Kong to Delhi on 16 June 2025 returned to Hong Kong shortly after takeoff due to a technical issue. The flight landed safely at Hong Kong and is undergoing checks as a matter of abundant precaution,” the airline said in a statement.

The carrier also assured passengers that arrangements were being made to transport them to Delhi as soon as possible. “We are providing all necessary on-ground assistance to the passengers to minimise the inconvenience caused by this unforeseen disruption,” it added.

Meanwhile, the Airport Authority Hong Kong said, “A passenger flight, AI315, operated by Air India from Hong Kong to New Delhi made a return to Hong Kong International Airport and requested local standby around 1 PM today (Monday). The flight landed safely around 1.15 PM. The airport operations were not affected.”

A “local standby” is a routine emergency measure used when a returning aircraft is expected to make a precautionary landing.

These back-to-back incidents come on the heels of a devastating crash on 12 June involving another Air India Dreamliner. The London-bound aircraft had taken off from Ahmedabad but went down within minutes, killing over 270 people, including 242 passengers and crew, after crashing into a medical college complex.

An Air India flight from Delhi to Zurich was delayed on Sunday due to mandatory checks on Boeing 787-8 aircraft, resulting in its late arrival in Switzerland close to the night curfew, sources said on Monday. Earlier in the day, a Delhi-bound 787-8 Dreamliner was returned to its origin Hong Kong airport after a suspected technical issue.(X/@Aviationa2z)

The delay was not due to any technical issue but the mandatory checks ordered by government. The return flight is scheduled to operate as planned, sources clarified.

Earlier in the day, in a separate incident, an Air India flight, which was supposed to land in Delhi, was diverted back to Hong Kong after the pilot suspected a technical issue mid-air, according to sources.

The AI 315 flight, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, had departed from Hong Kong to Delhi. According to the flight tracking site, Flight Radar 24, the Air India flight was supposed to reach Delhi by 12.20 PM.

Sources said that the passengers deboarded safely and the plane is undergoing a safety check.

“The pilot suspected some technical issue in the flight and, as a precautionary measure, the flight returned to its origin. Passengers have been disembarked and the flight is going through the check,” the source said.

This incident comes up just days after the tragic Air India AI 171, also a Dreamliner 787-8, on June 12 in Ahmedabad, killing 241 people onboard.

Following the crash, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has also ordered enhanced safety checks on Air India’s Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 fleet. The airline has stated that inspections on nine out of its 33 Dreamliner aircraft had been completed, with the remaining 24 on track to be inspected within the timeline provided by the regulator.

The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was en route to London from Ahmedabad when it crashed shortly after takeoff. There were 242 people on board, including12 crew members.

Out of all the people, there was a lone survivor, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a British national of Indian origin, who sustained minor injuries and had been undergoing treatment.

A high-level meeting on civil aviation security, chaired by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, is set to take place on June 17 in the wake of the recent Air India plane crash.

AN AIR INDIA Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flying from Hong Kong to New Delhi returned to Hong Kong shortly after takeoff on Monday due to a suspected technical issue.

This incident comes days after an Air India flight to London, also a Boeing 787-8, crashed in Ahmedabad just after takeoff, killing 241 of the 242 people on board.

Air India said in a statement on Monday that flight AI315 returned to Hong Kong due to “a technical issue”, but did not provide further details.

The airline said the aircraft landed safely and was being inspected “as a matter of abundant precaution”.

Recordings on the air traffic control website LiveATC.net, reviewed by Reuters, captured a pilot telling air traffic controllers about 15 minutes after takeoff, “for technical reasons, sir, we would like to stay closer to Hong Kong, maybe we will come back and land back into Hong Kong once we sort out the problem.”

“We don’t want to continue further,” the pilot added before the plane returned.

The aircraft returned to Hong Kong International Airport after requesting a local standby at around 1 p.m. (0500 GMT) and “landed safely at around 1:15 p.m.”, according to a spokesperson for Airport Authority Hong Kong.

The spokesperson said airport operations were not affected.

Flight tracking website AirNav Radar showed that flight AI315 took off from Hong Kong around 12:20 p.m., climbed to 22,000 feet and then began to descend. The plane was seven years old.

Boeing and Air India did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the Hong Kong–New Delhi flight.

Last week’s crash has added to the challenges facing Air India, which has been working to revamp its fleet, and Boeing, which has been trying to regain public trust after a series of safety and production issues.

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Air India said the aircraft operating as flight number AI 315 returned to Hong Kong due to a technical issue. “The CAD handled the situation according to established procedures and arranged the flight to land at Hong Kong International Airport safely at about 1.17 pm. The CAD immediately communicated with the airline to follow up the incident and requested the airline to submit a report,” said a spokesperson.

Post last Thursday’s air crash, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ordered enhanced checks of Air India’s Boeing fleet. While this step is being taken to enhance safety it is also causing flight delays.

Incidentally, the aircraft which turned back to Hong Kong (registration VT NAC) was inspected before the Delhi-Hong Kong flight. Air India sources said the pilot sought return to Hong Kong due to extreme caution.

“AI315 operating from Hong Kong to Delhi returned to Hong Kong shortly after take off due to a technical issue. The flight landed safely at Hong Kong and is undergoing checks as a matter of abundant precaution.

“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” said Air India.

Published on June 16, 2025