08 July,2026 03:36 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Alternative arrangements are being made to fly passengers to their destination at the earliest. Representational Pic
Air India flight AI816, operating from Mumbai to Delhi, discontinued its take-off run on Tuesday after receiving instructions from Air Traffic Control (ATC), the airline said in a statement.
The aircraft returned to the bay following the aborted take-off and will undergo necessary checks as per standard operating procedures, Air India said.
The airline added that alternative arrangements are being made to fly passengers to their destination at the earliest. Air India also apologised for the inconvenience caused due to the unforeseen situation and reiterated that passenger safety and wellbeing remain its top priority.
Two Air India and Air India Express planes came face-to-face on the same runway at Mumbai airport on Tuesday evening, with the Air India aircraft aborting its take-off run on the air traffic controller's instructions to avert a possible disaster, sources said, reported PTI.
The incident took place at around 10 pm. The Air India Express aircraft was yet to vacate the runway after landing when the Delhi-bound Air India flight was preparing to take off from the same runway, the sources said.
In a statement, an Air India spokesperson said the take-off run was aborted following instructions from Air Traffic Control (ATC). However, specific details of the incident were not disclosed.
Air India flight AI816 from Mumbai to Delhi was scheduled to be operated with a wide-body Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, while the Air India Express flight AIX1547, which arrived from Siliguri, was operated with a narrow-body Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, the sources said, reported PTI.
"The crew operating flight AI816 from Mumbai to Delhi on July 7 discontinued the take-off run after receiving an instruction to do so from Air Traffic Control and returned to the bay," the Air India spokesperson said in the statement.
A take-off run refers to the phase during which an aircraft rolls on the runway and accelerates before reaching the speed required for take-off.
The spokesperson said the aircraft would undergo necessary checks as per standard operating procedures, adding that alternative arrangements were being made to fly passengers to their destination at the earliest.
Further details, including the number of passengers on board both aircraft, could not be immediately ascertained.
(With PTI inputs)
