The flight to Milan had taken off at 3 pm today. (File photo)
New Delhi:
Nearly 40 minutes after take-off for Milan, an Air India plane returned to Delhi this evening after reports of smoke filling the passenger cabin.
Delhi Police Chief BN Bassi tweeted an alert.
The plane, a Boeing Dreamliner, landed in Delhi with ambulances and fire engines on stand-by.
"Delhi-Milan flight AI 137 made a safe precautionary landing at Delhi Airport today due to minor smoke detected in the cabin," said the airline.
There were 167 passengers on board; all were evacuated and transferred to another aircraft.
Delhi Police Chief BN Bassi tweeted an alert.
Air India flt 137 Delhi to Milan which departd at 1500 hours has reportd smoke inside the cabin.Full emergency landing back at IGI.
; CP Delhi (@CPDelhi) January 26, 2016The plane, a Boeing Dreamliner, landed in Delhi with ambulances and fire engines on stand-by.
"Delhi-Milan flight AI 137 made a safe precautionary landing at Delhi Airport today due to minor smoke detected in the cabin," said the airline.
There were 167 passengers on board; all were evacuated and transferred to another aircraft.
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