An Air India flight arriving from Hong Kong experienced a fire in its auxiliary power unit (APU) shortly after landing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) on Tuesday. The incident occurred as passengers had begun disembarking from Flight AI 315.
According to a statement from Air India, the APU fire was automatically shut down by the system as designed. “Flight AI 315, operating from Hong Kong to Delhi on 22 July 2025, experienced an auxiliary power unit (APU) fire shortly after it had landed and parked at the gate. The incident occurred while passengers had begun disembarking, and the APU was automatically shut down as per system design,” the airline said.
Though the aircraft sustained some damage, all passengers and crew members were safely evacuated. The airline confirmed that the aircraft has been grounded and the regulator has been notified.
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has initiated an investigation into the incident.
This comes a day after Air India reported two other technical incidents. A Kolkata-bound flight had to abort takeoff from Delhi due to a technical snag. Separately, flight AI2744 from Kochi to Mumbai veered off the runway during landing in heavy rain, though it later taxied safely to the gate and was grounded for checks.
In another unrelated incident, an IndiGo flight from Goa to Indore carrying 140 passengers made an emergency landing at Indore airport due to a landing gear-related technical snag. The aircraft landed safely and is currently undergoing mandatory checks.
