AI flight aborts takeoff due to 'technical issue'
New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- A London-bound Air India Dreamliner aircraft aborted takeoff at Delhi's Indira Gandhi international airport (IGI) airport on Thursday due to a suspected technical issue, prompting precautionary action by the crew.
"Flight AI2017, operating from Delhi to London on July 31, returned to the bay due to a suspected technical issue. The cockpit crew decided to discontinue the takeoff run following standard operating procedures and brought the aircraft back for precautionary checks," a statement from the airline read.
According to Flightradar24, a flight tracking website, the aircraft assigned for the flight was a Boeing 787-9.
To ensure passengers continue their journey with minimal disruption, the airline said it was arrangi...
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