NAGPUR: An Air India Delhi-San Francisco flight that returned to the national capital after remaining airborne for nearly nine hours on Wednesday was the same aircraft that was grounded at Nagpur's aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility for six years due to shortage of spares, sources said.

An Air India flight bound for San Francisco returned to Delhi early Wednesday morning. The Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, carrying around 230 passengers, was airborne for over eight…

Air India further added that the flight landed safely in Delhi and will undergo a technical inspection. | India News

Air India flight to San Francisco returns to Delhi midway due to a technical snag, affecting around 230 passengers.