India News | AirAsia India's Pune-Bengaluru Flight Aborts Take off at Last Minute

Mumbai, Nov 6 (PTI) A Bengaluru-bound AirAsia India flight from Pune aborted take off at the last minute on Sunday due to a technical issue.

Also Read | AirAsia India Flight i5-1427 From Pune to Bengaluru Aborts Take-Off Due to Technical Glitch.

The number of passengers on board the A320 aircraft was not known.

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AirAsia India in a statement confirmed that its Bengaluru flight from Pune returned to bay owing to a technical issue.

"AirAsia India flight i5-1427 operating from Pune to Bengaluru cancelled take-off and returned to bay due to a technical reason," an AirAsia India spokesperson said in a statement.

The spokesperson, however, did not share any other details.

Earlier a passenger tweeted, "For some reason Air-Asia Pune-Bengaluru Airbus A-320 aircraft suddenly aborted t-off at Pune airport. After rolling on RWY 28 At almost 50knots the aircraft aborted take off and went back to the apron."

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