The Air India plane returned to the airport due to an air conditioner catching fire in the air
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An Air India plane with 175 passengers on board abruptly changed course due to an air conditioner catching fire in the air. This is reported by The Indian Express.
It is clarified that the incident occurred on Friday, May 17, on a flight from Delhi to Bangalore, India. The fire started about 30 minutes after takeoff. The crew declared an emergency and decided to return to the terminal.
According to the source, the aircraft landed safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport, and the fire was extinguished by firefighters. The publication does not provide data on the victims.
Earlier, a Garuda Indonesia airline plane with hundreds of passengers on board made an emergency landing due to a fire and was caught on video. The footage posted online shows flames escaping from the engine.
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