A New Delhi -bound Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flight has been forced to turn back on Monday after the pilot said the jet was facing a technical issue mid-air. The plane returned to its origin of Hong Kong as a precautionary measure, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

The passenger jet - the same type as the aircraft involved in last week's tragedy - was bound for New Delhi but landed back in Hong Kong about an hour after take-off.

An Air India flight was forced to turn around mid-air after the pilot detected a potential technical issue with the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, ANI reported. Flight AI315 departed from Hong Kong at 11:59 Monday (June 16),