Air India's flight from Delhi to Vietnam returns after technical snag

Mumbai, Jun 19 (PTI) Air India on Thursday said its flight AI388 from Delhi to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam carrying 130 passengers returned to the national capital as a "precautionary measure" shortly after take-off.

The flight on June 19 landed safely back in Delhi and all passengers have been disembarked, the airline said in a statement.

The aircraft made a mid-air turn after it developed a technical snag, a source said, adding that there were over 130 passengers onboard.

According to live flight tracking website flightradar24.com, the Airbus A320 neo aircraft took off for Ho Chi Minh City at 1.45 pm, 45 minutes behind its scheduled departure time.

The aircraft returned to Delhi airport after hovering around the national capital.

An alternative aircraft with fresh crew was arranged to fly the passengers to Ho Chi Minh City flight and it is likely to depart for its destination shortly, Air India said without giving a specific departure time. PTI IAS CS HVA