Tokyo-Delhi Air India flight diverted to Kolkata after 'persistent' issue sparks fears
The Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, flies over Melbourne, Australia, on December 29, 2024 | Ryan Zhang/REUTERS
A Tokyo-New Delhi Air India flight was diverted to Kolkata on Sunday as a precautionary measure after a cabin temperature issue persisted for quite a while.
The AI 357 flight—a Boeing 787 aircraft—landed safely in Kolkata and is being inspected, after the crew reported “persistent warm temperature” in the cabin.
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“Air India flight AI 357 operating from Haneda to Delhi on 29 June 2025 made a precautionary diversion to Kolkata due to persistent warm temperature experienced in the cabin. The aircraft landed safely into Kolkata and is currently undergoing checks,” an Air India spokesperson said, as per an ANI report.
“Our ground colleagues in Kolkata are providing all necessary support to passengers,” the spokesperson added.
Explaining that alternative arrangements were being made for the passengers, the airline, which has recently grabbed headlines for the wrong reasons, regretted the inconvenience caused.
Just yesterday, a Chennai-bound Air India flight from Mumbai (AI 639), returned to its departure location after a “burning smell” was reported inside the cabin. However, it landed safely in Mumbai, and is being inspected.
These incidents come in the wake of the devastating Air India crash in Ahmedabad, earlier this month, in which a Boeing 787 aircraft failed to attain enough thrust to keep rising after take-off.
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The issue caused it to crash into a medical college hostel soon after take-off, leading to the deaths of 241 passengers and crew members onboard, as well as 34 people in the vicinity of the crash site—270 deaths in total, as per the official tally from the Gujarat Health Department.
The AI 171's black box is currently being examined thoroughly by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). No possibility, including sabotage, has been ruled out yet.
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