AIX Connect flight forced to make emergency landing minutes after takeoff from Bengaluru airport
A Lucknow-bound flight of AIX Connect (formerly AirAsia India) returned to Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport after encountering a “minor technical issue”.
Flight i5-2472 took off at 6.50 am but returned to the Bengaluru sky 36 minutes later, publicly available flight tracking data shows.
A spokesperson for AIX Connect said: “AIX Connect confirmed that today’s scheduled morning flight from Bengaluru to Lucknow encountered a minor technical issue and elected to return to Bengaluru as a precaution. The safety and wellbeing of our guests and crew are a priority and we take all precautions to ensure safe and comfortable journeys. Necessary steps are being taken to minimise the impact on other scheduled operations.
