Air India's Delhi-Bound Aircraft Returns to London Heathrow Airport From Taxiway. Here's What Happened

Delhi-Bound Air India Plane Returns To London Airport From Taxiway As Flier Fails To Board

Air India said the passenger had mistakenly proceeded to the arrivals area instead of the departure gate.

Air India's Delhi-bound flight returns to gate after passenger misses boarding

An Air India flight from London’s Heathrow Airport to New Delhi was forced to return to the gate after taxiing when the airline discovered a passenger had not actually boarded the aircraft despite being marked as present. Passenger went to arrivals instead of departure gate  The incident occurred on Sunday (local time) aboard Air India flight AI 162, which was already delayed by approximately 45 minutes. The aircraft had begun taxiing for depart…

Air India flight delays, returns to Heathrow after wrong passenger boarding

Mumbai: A Delhi-bound Air India aircraft returned to the London Heathrow airport on Sunday when it was taxiing for takeoff as a passenger who was issued the boarding pass failed to board the plane. According to a source, the flight AI 162 was already delayed by around 45 minutes before the aircraft moved to the taxiway. As the plane was taxiing, the crew came to know that one of the passengers who was issued the boarding pass did not board the a…

Air India's Delhi-bound aircraft returns to London Heathrow airport from taxiway. Here's what happened

Air India flight from London Heathrow Airport to New Delhi on Sunday, 21 September 2025, returned to the gate shortly after taxing for takeoff after a passenger failed to board the aircraft. Here's how the passenger's mistake cost the airline a takeoff delay…

Delhi-Bound Air India Flight Returns to Gate at London Heathrow After Passenger Fails to Board - Goemkarponn

Mumbai: A Delhi-bound Air India flight from London Heathrow had to return to its gate on Sunday while taxiing for takeoff after it was discovered that a passenger who had been marked as boarded had not actually entered the aircraft. Flight AI 162 was already running about 45 minutes behind schedule before the incident occurred. According to an airline spokesperson, the passenger had mistakenly gone to the arrivals area after having their boardin…

AI plane returns to London Heathrow from taxiway after passenger fails to board

Mumbai, Sep 21 (PTI) A Delhi-bound Air India aircraft returned to the London Heathrow airport on Sunday when it was taxiing for takeoff as a passenger who was issued the boarding pass failed to board the plane. According to a source, the flight AI 162 was already delayed by around 45 minutes before the aircraft moved to the taxiway. As the plane was taxiing, the crew came to know that one of the passengers who was issued the boarding pass did no…