India, March 26 -- An Air India aircraft en route to London returned to Delhi on Thursday after a technical issue, after nearly seven hours in the air. The aircraft reportedly landed safely and is currently undergoing extensive technical evaluation.

Air India's A350 aircraft had taken off from Delhi around 6 am on Thursday and landed back at about 12.30 pm. It was on its way to London's Heathrow and returned to the national capital after a technical issue, news agency PTI reported.

The same flight had also faced an issue on March 15, following which the plane operating the flight from New York to Delhi was diverted to the Irish town of Shannon, the report added.

Talking about the issue, an Air India spokesperson said that the flight AI...