New Delhi: In yet another incident involving an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner, flight AI 315 from Hong Kong to Delhi was forced to return to its origin shortly after takeoff due to a suspected technical issue.
This comes just four days after a devastating crash involving a Dreamliner on the Ahmedabad–London route.
According to sources, flight AI 315 departed from Hong Kong at 11:59 PM (local time) Sunday night—delayed by three hours and nine minutes. Soon after takeoff, the pilot suspected a technical anomaly. In response, the pilot kept the aircraft flying over the sea for some time, and when the issue could not be resolved, he decided to return.
Aircraft Returned
The aircraft returned to its original location—Hong Kong Airport—approximately one hour and 19 minutes later. It landed at 1:18 AM local time, where it will undergo a thorough technical inspection, sources said.
This incident follows closely on the heels of a tragic crash on June 12, in which an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner en route from Ahmedabad to London crashed shortly after takeoff.
Lufthansa-Bound Flight U-Turn
Today on 16 June, a Lufthansa flight bound for Hyderabad had to take a U-turn and land back at Frankfurt Airport on Sunday evening. Flight LH752 had departed from Germany.
It was to land at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad on Monday morning. Lufthansa Airlines was not given permission to land in Hyderabad due to bomb threat. That is why the plane took a U-turn and returned.
An official of Hyderabad Airport has confirmed that the plane had to return to its original location Germany. He told that the plane had received a bomb threat. At that time the plane was outside Indian airspace. Because of this it was asked to return.
Bomb Threat Email
According to official sources, Lufthansa flight LH 752 received a bomb threat email at Hyderabad airport on June 15, 2025 at 18:01 pm. An assessment committee was formed after the bomb threat and all procedures were followed as per SOP. In view of safety, the airline was advised to return to the origin or the nearest suitable airport.
British F-35 Emergency Landing At Thiruvananthapuram
Earlier, a British F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Saturday night after running out of fuel. People associated with the matter had told on Sunday that the plane took off from the aircraft carrier and landed safely at around 9.30 pm.