, June 16 -- An Air India flight headed from Hong Kong to Delhi was forced to return to its departure point on Monday after the crew detected a possible technical issue while airborne.

The aircraft, Flight AI315, was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. According to the airline, the decision to turn back was taken as a precautionary measure to ensure passenger safety.

This incident comes just days after a Lufthansa flight, LH752, traveling from Frankfurt to Hyderabad, had to return mid-route due to a bomb threat, reports Hindustan Times.

Although Lufthansa cited the lack of landing clearance as the reason for the turnaround, airport officials linked it to the reported threat. The aircraft, which was scheduled to land early Monday at Hyderabad's ...