Air India Categorical Flight To Doha Returns Shortly After Takeoff From Calicut Due To Technical Challenge

An Air India Categorical flight touring from Calicut Worldwide Airport to Doha was pressured to return a number of hours after departure on Wednesday as a result of a technical problem.

Flight quantity IX 375, carrying 188 passengers together with pilots and crew, took off from Calicut at 9:07 am however returned to the identical airport two hours later at 11:12 am, PTI reported, quoting an airport official.

An Air India Categorical spokesperson mentioned that they’ve organized an alternate plane on precedence and supplied the company with refreshments. 

This comes a day after an Air India flight working from Hong Kong to Delhi suffered an auxiliary energy unit (APU) fireplace shortly after the plane landed at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Worldwide (IGI) airport.

The APU is a small engine situated usually on the tail of an plane. It offers energy to important programs when the principle engines are off, similar to throughout boarding, disembarkation, or whereas the plane is parked on the gate.

In line with the airline, the incident occurred whereas the plane was parked on the gate and passengers had begun to disembark.

“Flight AI 315, working from Hong Kong to Delhi on 22 July 2025, skilled an auxiliary energy unit (APU) fireplace shortly after it had landed and parked on the gate. The incident occurred whereas passengers had begun disembarking, and the APU was robotically shut down as per system design,” an Air India spokesperson mentioned in an announcement.

No accidents had been reported among the many passengers or crew members. The plane stays grounded at Delhi pending a technical analysis and inspection by regulatory authorities.

On Monday, a technical problem was detected throughout the take-off roll of Air India flight AI2403 from Delhi to Kolkata night, which led the cockpit crew to abort the take-off in step with established security protocols.

(With ANI Inputs)