06
Sep
Bengaluru (Gurpreet Singh) — A London-bound Virgin Atlantic passenger aircraft carrying 270 people was forced to turn back and make a precautionary landing at Kempegowda International Airport on Sunday after encountering an in-flight technical issue shortly after departure. Officials from airport operator Bangalore International Airport Limited confirmed that the plane touched down without incident and that all passengers and crew members emerged safely. The aircraft took off at roughly 8:20 AM before flight crew detected an operational anomaly, prompting them to halt the climb and divert toward nearby Tumakuru airspace. The pilots held the airliner in a circling pattern for…
