India A20N near Bhopal on Nov 3rd 2025, cargo smoke indication

Last Update: November 5, 2025 / 16:04:01 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 3, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air India

Flight number
AI-2487

Departure
Delhi, India

Destination
Bangalore, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-EXO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

An Air India Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-EXO performing flight AI-2487 from Delhi to Bangalore (India) with 172 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 30nm northwest of Bhopal (India) when the crew received cargo smoke warnings for both cargo areas and decided to divert to Bhopal. The aircraft landed safely on Bhopal's runway 30 about 35 minutes later.

The airline reported a technical snag.

The aircraft was able to continue the flight and reached Bangalore with a delay of about 6.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 3, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air India

Flight number
AI-2487

Departure
Delhi, India

Destination
Bangalore, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-EXO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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