Another Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Another Air India flight. But this time, there was no tragedy.
Instead, Air India Flight 315 bound for New Delhi returned to Hong Kong on Monday about an hour after takeoff, according to Reuters.
On Thursday, an Air India 787-8 crashed in Ahmedabad seconds after takeoff, killing 241 of the 242 people aboard.
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Air India said the plane that returned to Hong Kong had “a technical issue” and was undergoing inspection “as a matter of abundant precaution.” Air India did not provide further details.
One pilot told air traffic controllers that “for technical reasons, sir, we would like to stay closer to Hong Kong, maybe we will come back and land back into Hong Kong once we sort out the problem.”
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