India, Aug. 18 -- An Air India flight from Kochi to Delhi aborted take-off owing to a technical issue, the airline said on Sunday.

The flight, AI 504, was supposed to take-off from the Cochin International Airport at 10:40 pm. However, a technical issue was detected during the take-off roll.

"The cockpit crew decided to discontinue the take-off run, following Standard Operating Procedures and brought the aircraft back to bay for maintenance checks," an Air India spokesperson said.

The spokesperson said that an alternative aircraft was being deployed to operate the flight, which has been rescheduled to depart at a later time.

"All passengers have disembarked and our ground colleagues in Kochi are extending support to them. The inconven...