In a growing list of technical issues with Boeing planes run by Air India, the Newark-bound flight AI191, operated with a Boeing 777 aircraft, returned to Mumbai due to a technical issue on Wednesday (October 22) morning.

The plane took off around 1.50 am for Newark on Wednesday. It was reportedly airborne for over three hours before returning to Mumbai, according to information available on flight tracking website Flightradar24.com, as reported by news agency PTI .

“The crew of flight AI191 operating from Mumbai to Newark on 22 October, made a precautionary air-return to Mumbai due to a suspected technical issue. The flight landed safely back in Mumbai, and the aircraft is undergoing necessary inspections,” the airline said in a statement.

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