Air India Express flight to Phuket returns to Hyderabad after technical concern

An Air India Express flight from Hyderabad to Phuket was compelled to return shortly after take-off on Saturday (July 19, 2025) morning reportedly as a consequence of a technical concern.

The Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane, working as flight IX 110, departed from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at 6.40 a.m., was airborne for under about 17 minutes earlier than it started descending. According to flight monitoring knowledge from FlightRadar24, the plane had reached an altitude of over 10,000 ft earlier than initiating a return to base. It landed safely again in Hyderabad at 6.57 a.m.

The airport officers confirmed that the return was prompted by a technical downside detected after take-off. There has been no official assertion from Air India Express as of now relating to the character of the difficulty.

Passengers aboard the flight took to social media platform X to specific frustration and concern. “Flight IX110 en route Hyderabad to Phuket returns after take-off. It is irritating as there has not been any replace and we’re nonetheless ready within the aircraft for additional data,” wrote one consumer, including that an airline employees member later knowledgeable passengers they might be transferred to a different plane.

Another passenger described the state of affairs as very scary, stating, “Not certain precisely what’s occurring with Air India Express planes. We boarded the 737 MAX 8 from Hyderabad to Phuket, flew for barely 10 minutes, after which returned. It’s a really, very scary expertise.”

Data from FlightRadar24 indicated that one other plane departed from Hyderabad at 1.26 p.m. and is at present en path to Phuket.