Air India flight AI 315 flew from Ehong Kong International Airport, but the flight returned to Hong Kong, about 90 minutes later due to suspicion of technical fault. This information has also been revealed through flightraker. The flight took off on 16 June 2025 at around 9:30 am.
The audio clip of the pilot’s interaction with the air traffic control has also surfaced, in which the pilots were clearly heard saying, “We don’t want to move forward.” It is clear from this conversation that he refused to continue the flight due to security reasons.
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The aircraft of this model crashed in Ahmedabad
It was told by Air India that the aircraft was of Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner model, the same model which crashed after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport on 12 June. 241 out of 242 passengers were killed in that accident, and many others were also engulfed due to crash in the residential area.
Second arrangement being made for passengers
A spokesman for Air India said, “AI315, returned to Hong Kong for technical reasons while flying from Hong Kong to Delhi. The aircraft is safely landed at Hong Kong Airport and is currently being investigated. All this is being done under security measures.”
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He further said that alternative arrangements are being made to take the affected passengers to Delhi as soon as possible. The spokesman said, “We are providing all possible help to the passengers so that this unexpected disruption can reduce their problems.”
The incident is the second major incident associated with Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. Earlier, AI 171 crashed soon after flying from Ahmedabad on 12 June. Apart from this, on Sunday, a Dreamliner flight of British Airways, which was going to Chennai, also returned to London due to technical fault.