By Admin 
The Air India Express aircraft bringing 160 passengers from Bengaluru could not land on Saturday (August 16, 2025) at Gwalior Airport in Madhya Pradesh for the first time. However, the plane successfully landed in the second time. A statement has been issued by the airline on this incident.
The airline said that the aircraft made a round and landed safely without any incident. An Air India Express spokesperson told PTI, “One of our aircraft made a round and then landed in Gwalior safely and without any incident.”
No fault found in the plane: airline
The airline spokesman said, “Technical staff examined the aircraft after landing and could not find any malfunction.” Goswami also said that failure in landing is a common thing in the first attempt. According to another official, some passengers lodged their complaint with the airline officials after landing from the aircraft.
According to ANI, the IX2718 flight of Air India Express which left from Bengaluru earlier this month, was forced to return and land on August 3 due to a technical problem.
Airline apologizes for inconvenience
The airline spokesperson clarified that as a precaution, the aircraft was kept in the air for some time to burn fuel before a safe return and reduce its weight during landing as a precaution. The airline regretted the inconvenience and reiterated its full commitment to maintain the highest security standards.
A spokesperson said in an official statement, “A flight from Bangalore returned due to technical fault. The aircraft made a round to lose fuel and weight before safe landing. We are sorry for this inconvenience.
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