New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- An Air India aircraft, which was operating between New Delhi and New York, suffered substantial damage to one of its engines this morning after it sucked in a baggage container at Delhi airport.

The incident occurred when the Airbus A350 was taxiing in dense fog at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) on Thursday, 15 January, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in an X (formerly Twitter) post, confirming the incident.

As per the report, Flight AI101 had to return to Delhi due to the closure of Iranian airspace, which affected its planned route. Upon landing, the aircraft's engine was found to be damaged.

The incident occurred around 5:25 AM, when the visibility was marginal. The aviation reg...