Don't want to continue: Audio of Air India Dreamliner that returned to Hong Kong

The pilots of the Delhi-bound Air India flight, which returned to Hong Kong after nearly 90 minutes of take-off, didn't want to continue their journey after a suspected technical glitch was detected in the aircraft. The Air India flight AI 315 took-off for Delhi from Hong Kong International Airport on Monday morning.The pilot could be heard telling Air Traffic Control, "We don't want to continue further." The aircraft involved in the incident was also a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, the same aircraft model which crashed shortly after taking-off from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday, June 12, killing 241 out of 242 on board. advertisementAn audio of the pilot's conversation with the Air Traffic Control has emerged where they are heard saying that they don't want to continue and return to the airport.Air India 315 requested to stay closer to Hong Kong citing technical reasons before deciding to return to HKIA."We don't want to continue further".via https://t.co/E8ftHE3i9yvia @flightradar24 https://t.co/XJjqSO9Lll pic.twitter.com/qWq3iXuVRW— Aaron Busch (@tripperhead) June 16, 2025
Air India Flight 315 requested to stay closer to Hong Kong, citing technical reasons before deciding to return to Hong Kong International Airport.The Hong Kong-Delhi flight in question took off at around 9.30 am (IST) before circling back to the airport within 90 minutes, data from online tracker Fligthradar24 showed.The return of the Hong Kong-Delhi Air India flight marks the second such incident involving a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner jet since the crash of AI 171. On Sunday, a Chennai-bound British Airways Dreamliner returned to London over a technical issue.Tune InMust Watch

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