Delhi-Kolkata Air India flight aborts take-off due to technical issue

The flight, which was on the runway, had to return for taxiing, with both passengers and the crew safely disembarking

Published on: Jul 22, 2025, 05:50:06 IST

By Jasjeev Gandhiok

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An Air India flight scheduled to depart for Kolkata had to abort take-off after detecting a technical snag at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi on Monday evening, officials said. The flight, which was on the runway, had to return for taxiing, with both passengers and the crew safely disembarking.

An airport official confirmed the incident, saying there were 160 passengers on-board. (Representational image/Bloomberg)

In a statement, the airline said this was due to a technical issue and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) were followed.

“Flight AI2403 operating from Delhi to Kolkata on July 21 has been rescheduled to depart later this evening, necessitated by a technical issue detected during the take-off roll. The cockpit crew decided to discontinue the take-off, following Standard Operating Procedures,” said an Air India spokesperson.

“Inconvenience caused to the passengers due to this unforeseen disruption is sincerely regretted. At Air India, the safety and wellbeing of our passengers remain top priority,” the spokesperson added.

An airport official confirmed the incident, saying there were 160 passengers on-board. “It was an Airbus 321, scheduled to depart at 7.30 pm which developed a technical problem. The flight promptly relayed the same information and did not take-off, moving back for taxiing,” said the official, adding that the flight will undergo necessary checks.

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Jasjeev Gandhiok
Jasjeev Gandhiok is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times, where he covers environment, climate change, the clean energy transition and wildlife at the National Bureau. Gandhiok has over a decade of experience in journalism and is based in Delhi. He has reported extensively on Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). This includes the region's air pollution woes, a polluted Yamuna and on urban wildlife still thriving in the region. He joined HT in October 2021. Prior to that, he had five-year stint at The Times of India in Delhi, where he also covered Delhi, with a focus on environment and wildlife. Gandhiok has covered some recent events around the Capital too, ranging from the farmers' protests, the northeast Delhi riots and the CAA-NRC protests, reporting from the ground on all of these. He also travels across the country to report on how environment and climate change impact everyday life, while also writing on endangered species. His reports in 2019 on toxic leachate from Delhi's landfills led to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) taking suo motu cognisance and ultimately asking the state government to start bio-mining to flatten and remove all three landfills in the capital. He also closely tracks the implementation of government policies on climate, renewable energy and environmental protection. His focus remains on impactful, public-interest journalism which explains how environmental decisions affect people's everyday lives.Read More

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