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An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane from Hong Kong to New Delhi returned to Hong Kong as a precautionary measure on Monday after a technical issue was suspected mid-air, Reuters reported on Monday. The plane involved landed safely around 1:15 pm in Hong Kong and the Hong Kong airport operations were not affected, according to local media reports in Hong Kong. 

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AI315 "returned to Hong Kong shortly after take-off due to a technical issue. The flight landed safely ... and is undergoing checks as a matter of abundant precaution," Reuters said, citing a statement from Air India. 

The Hong Kong Fire Services Department received a report at around 1:05 pm, stating that the Air India aircraft was experiencing a fuel-related issue, according to local media HK01. 

According to flight information website FlightAware, Air India flight AI315 departed the gate at 11:59 am and took off from Hong Kong, originally bound for Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India. The aircraft eventually landed back in Hong Kong at 1:18 pm.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India's civil aviation regulatory body, on Friday ordered for an "enhanced safety inspection" of Boeing 787-8/9 fleet with the private airline company Air India, according to the Xinhua News Agency. 

The order came a day after the plane crash involving Air India's flight AI-171, a Boeing 787-8 aircraft, flying from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad to London. Among the 242 people aboard, 241 died. An official probe was instituted on Friday to find the cause of the crash, Xinhua said.