Air India technical snag: Pilots abort take-off, hit brakes when plane was at 155km/hr on runway in Delhi
PTC News Desk: A Kolkata-bound Air India flight from Delhi was aborted to take off after a technical snag was detected just in time. The pilots applied the brakes to stop the aircraft, which was travelling at 155 km per hour.
Flight AI2403 was scheduled to take off at 5:30 pm today for Kolkata, but a technical issue was detected and the pilots, "following a Standard Operating Procedure", decided not to go ahead with the take-off. The airline in a statement 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."
"All passengers have disembarked, and our ground colleagues in Delhi are extending support to them. 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 statement added.
This is a second incident involving technical snag associated with Air India in two days. Earlier, a Mumbai-bound flight travelling from Kochi had a close shave when it veered off the runway shortly after landing to what airlines describe as "runway excursion".
According to Air India, the aircraft has been grounded for checks, and the inspection is underway. The two pilots have been derostered pending an inquiry into what led to the scare.
- With inputs from agencies
