Three-hour delay in Air India Mumbai-Calicut flight due to technical snag

An Air India flight from Mumbai to Calicut was delayed by more than three hours on Sunday due to a technical snag.

Speaking on the issue, the airline said that there were 114 passengers on board the aircraft when it returned to the bay after the push back.

Air India flight AI 581, operating on the Mumbai-Calicut sector, came back at 6.25 am after the push back at 6.13 am owing to a "technical issue", the airline said.


Thorough engineering checks were carried out before the aircraft was cleared for operations again, it stated.

The flight finally took off for its destination Calicut at 9.50 am, the airline added.

(With inputs from PTI)