Kolkata-bound Air India flight aborts take-off at Delhi airport due to technical snag

The aircraft, with 160 passengers on-board, was on the runway and about to take-off when the issue was detected.

Updated on: Jul 21, 2025, 23:09:23 IST

By Jasjeev Gandhiok

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An Air India plane with 160 passengers headed to Kolkata aborted take-off at the last moment on Monday evening after a technical snag was detected at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, people aware of the matter said.

An Air India Flight bound for Kolkata aborted its take-off at Delhi airport. (X/@Aviationa2z)

An Air India spokesperson said Flight AI2403, operating from Delhi to Kolkata, was on the take-off roll when a technical issue was detected, leading the pilots to return to the taxiing bay.

An airport official said there were 160 passengers on board the Airbus 321 aircraft. The plane was scheduled to depart at around 7:30 pm but developed a technical problem. “The flight promptly relayed the information (to air traffic control) and did not take off, moving back for taxiing,” said the official.

In a statement, Air India said, “Flight AI2403 operating from Delhi to Kolkata on 21 July 2025 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”.

The spokesperson said all passengers had disembarked and the ground staff was extending complete support.

“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.

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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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