A Calicut-bound Air India flight from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai was delayed by more than three hours on Sunday due to a “technical issue”, the airline said.
There were 114 passengers on board the aircraft when it returned to the bay after the push back, an Air India spokesperson said in a statement.
Air India flight AI 581, operating on the Mumbai-Calicut sector, came back at 6.25 am after the push back at 6.13 am owing to a “technical issue”, the airline said.
Thorough engineering checks were carried out before the aircraft was cleared for operations again, it stated.
