A Doha-bound Air India Express flight from Calicut International Airport returned a couple of hours after take-off due to some technical fault on Wednesday, airport officials said.
One of our flights returned to Kohzikode, Kerala after take-off due to a technical issue. We arranged an alternative aircraft on priority, provided the guests with refreshments during the delay and the flight has since departed: An Air India Express spokesperson
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According to news agency PTI, an airport official said that flight IX 375, carrying 188 persons on board, took off from Calicut at 9.07 am. However, it returned to the airport two hours later at 11.12 am.
“There was some technical issue in the aircraft`s cabin AC. It was not an emergency landing,” the official said.
The passengers have been deboarded, he added and further stated that either the technical issue would be rectified or another aircraft would be arranged for the fliers to resume their journey, PTI reported.
An Air India Express spokesperson said that it was a “precautionary landing” in view of a technical error, and an alternative flight would be arranged for the passengers by 1.30 pm.
“Till then all arrangements, like food and water, have been made for the passengers at the airport,” he said.
Air India plane`s auxiliary power unit catches fire after landing at Delhi airport
An Air India A321 flight’s auxiliary power unit caught fire after landing at the Delhi airport on Tuesday afternoon. All passengers and crew members are safe.
The aircraft was grounded and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is looking into the incident, a source informed PTI.
“Flight AI 315, operating from Hong Kong to Delhi on 22 July 2025, experienced an auxiliary power unit (APU) fire shortly after it had landed and parked at the gate. The incident occurred while passengers had begun disembarking, and the APU was automatically shut down as per system design,” an airline spokesperson said in a statement, adding that while there was some damage to the aircraft the passengers and crew members disembarked normally and are safe.
“The aircraft has been grounded for further investigations and the regulator has been duly notified,” the spokesperson added.
The flight, operated with an Airbus A321 aircraft, landed at 12.12 pm at the Delhi airport, as per information available on flight tracking website Flightradar24.com.
The incident on Tuesday is at least the third incident involving an Air India plane in two days.
(With PTI inputs)