AN AIR India flight was forced to divert after a “mid-air technical issue” – just days after the horror Ahmedabad plane smash.
An Air India Flight AI315 headed to Delhi from Hong Kong had to turn back due to a technical issue reported by one of the pilots during the flight.
This incident occurred shortly after another Air India flight, AI171, tragically crashed into a doctors’ hostel in Ahmedabad, resulting in the loss of at least 279 lives and a single miraculous survivor.
The plane that was diverted on Monday was also a Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 aircraft.
All passengers reportedly evacuated the plane after it landed according to protocol.
Officials told PTI that the jet is undergoing inspection.
The flight left from Hong Kong at 12:pm local time.
It was scheduled to land in Delhi at 12.20pm IST.
Investigators are still probing the exact “mid-air technical issue” that mean the Dreamliner had to be diverted.
Speculation abounds regarding the actual cause behind the failed take-off and subsequent crash of Air India Flight AI171, with new theories emerging.
A bombshell new video could prove what caused the doomed plane to crash and burn, according to an aviation expert.
Meanwhile, the second black box containing key cockpit voice recordings has been found – expected to reveal the pilots’ panic as the plane went down.
A veteran pilot also weighed in, revealing what he believes caused the devastating Air India crash.
Captain Steve said he believes the co-pilot may have made a simple – but devastating – error as the plane climbed.
The London Gatwick-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner appeared to lose height moments after take-off.
Some have put the failed flight down to a bird strike.
While a bird taking down something the size of a commercial airliner might sound fanciful, there are numerous examples.
On the other hand, some aviation experts have suggested the position of the aircraft’s wing flaps could have played a role in the disaster.
Video evidence suggests the flaps were either fully retracted or on a very minimal setting, which would have provided very little lift.
Catastrophic technical or engineering issues have also not been ruled out.
The jet’s complex design mean it could take months for a design or engineering fault to be pinpointed.
