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Air India Flight: An Air India flight from San Francisco to Mumbai suffered a technical snag in one of its engines on Tuesday. Subsequently, the passengers of the flight had to be deplaned during a scheduled halt at Kolkata's airport in the early morning.

Flight AI180 arrived on time at 0045 hrs at the airport but the technical snag in the left engine resulted in the takeoff getting delayed. At about 0520 hrs, an announcement was made in the aircraft asking all the passengers to deplane.

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The decision was made in the interest of flight safety, the captain of the plane told the passengers.

Ranchi-Bound Air India Express Flight Diverted Due To Suspected Technical Issue

Earlier on Monday, an Air India Express flight from Delhi to Ranchi was diverted back to the national capital shortly after taking off due to a suspected technical issue.

The Boeing 737 Max 8 plane was scheduled to land at Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport at 6:20 PM. After the inspection and clearance, the aircraft continued its normal operations.

An Air India spokesperson said, "One of our flights returned to Delhi after take off due to a suspected technical issue. Post inspections and clearance, the aircraft continued scheduled operations. We regret the inconvenience."

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One more Air India flight wad diverted due to suspected technical issue on Monday. The flight, which was supposed to land in Delhi, was diverted back to Hong Kong after the pilot suspected a technical issue mid-air, according to sources.

The AI 315 flight, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, had departed from Hong Kong to Delhi. According to the flight tracking site, Flight Radar 24, the Air India flight was supposed to reach Delhi by 12.20 PM.

Sources said that the passengers deboarded safely and the plane is undergoing a safety check.

"The pilot suspected some technical issue in the flight and, as a precautionary measure, the flight returned to its origin. Passengers have been disembarked and the flight is going through the check," the source said.

These incidents come just days after the tragic Air India AI 171, also a Dreamliner 787-8, on June 12 in Ahmedabad, killing 241 people onboard.

(With agencies inputs)