India A20N at Delhi on Nov 27th 2025, cargo smoke indication
Last Update: November 27, 2025 / 20:53:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 27, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-2939
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Ahmedabad, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-EXO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
The airline reported the aircraft returned due to a smoke indication, which was subsequently found false.
A replacement Airbus A320-200N registration VT-RIO reached Ahmedabad with a delay of about 4 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 9 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 27, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-2939
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Ahmedabad, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-EXO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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