Air India flight safely returns to Delhi after one engine shutdown

NEW DELHI: An Air India Boeing 777 returned safely to Delhi on Monday morning after one engine (right side) shutdown soon after take off. Since twin engine aircraft can land safely on one engine, VT-ALS returned to Delhi. The aircraft had taken off as AI 887 for Mumbai at 6.10 am and was back around 6.52 am, per flight tracing sites.

Apart from investigating the engine trouble, the DGCA also oversaw that passenger inconvenience after this air turn back was minimised. Air India arranged another B777 (VT-ALP) to take them to their destination. Refreshments were provided at the boarding gate. “Passenger boarding commenced at 9.06 am and the alternate aircraft is expected to take off around 10 am,” said an official.

An AI spokesperson said: “The crew operating flight AI 887 from Delhi to Mumbai on Dec 22 decided to return to Delhi shortly after take-off due to a technical issue as per standard operating procedure. The aircraft landed safely at Delhi and the passengers and crew have disembarked. Air India sincerely regrets inconvenience caused due to this unforeseen situation. The aircraft is undergoing the necessary checks. Our ground team at Delhi is providing immediate assistance to the passengers and alternative arrangements have been made to fly them to their destination shortly. At Air India, the safety and wellbeing of our passengers and crew remain top priority.”

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