Guwahati: An Air India flight (AI 581) pushing back due to a technical issue returned within ten minutes to the Mumbai-Calicut sector on Sunday. The aircraft was carrying over 110 passengers.
However, following careful inspections the flight was made ready for takeoff.
“AI 581, operating on the Mumbai-Calicut sector, came back at 6.25 am after pushback at 6.13 am owing to a technical issue. After engineering checks, the flight is now ready for take-off,” the Air India spokesperson said.
The spokesman also mentioned the delay which was close to three hours.
“A delay of approx 3 hrs. 114 pax on board. Air India accords top priority to safety issues, so thorough checks were carried out before the aircraft was cleared for operations again,” the spokesperson said.