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.

In a double tragedy, the aircraft crashed into a medical college hostel building, killing at least eight more people on the ground with only one survivor.

Air India Flight AI171, en route to London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday, impacting a residential area in Meghaninagar. The plane lost signal at a low altitude,