Read our Privacy noticeThe pilot of an Indian passenger jet was forced to issue a “mayday” call after almost running out of fuel, according to Indian media reports. Earlier this month a London-bound Air India flight crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, killing 241 people on board and at least 29 on the ground. Recently, an IndiGo flight arriving in Raipur from New Delhi was delayed on the tarmac after a door malfunction left passengers trapped onboard for nearly 40 minutes. According to data shared by India’s civil aviation ministry, private airlines in India reported 268 instances involving technical issues with aircraft over the 13 months leading up to January 2025. IndiGo – India’s largest airline by market share – accounted for 118 of these incidents, while Air India reported 66.
