AN AIR India flight was forced to divert after a “mid-air technical issue” – just days after the horror Ahmedabad plane smash.

Air India Flight AI315, destined for Delhi, was en route from Hong Kong when it had to return to its departure point due to a pilot identifying a technical issue.

It comes just four days after Air India Flight AI171 crashed into a doctors’ hostel in Ahmedabad, India, killing at least 279 people.

The plane that was diverted on Monday was also a Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 aircraft.

All passengers reportedly evacuated the plane after it landed according to protocol.

Officials told PTI that the jet is undergoing inspection.

The flight left from Hong Kong at 12:pm local time.

It was scheduled to land in Delhi at 12.20pm IST.

Investigators are still probing the exact “mid-air technical issue” that mean the Dreamliner had to be diverted.

This occurs amidst emerging theories about the underlying cause of Air India Flight AI171’s failure to take off correctly and its abrupt crash shortly after becoming airborne.

A bombshell new video could prove what caused the doomed plane to crash and burn, according to an aviation expert.

Meanwhile, the second black box containing key cockpit voice recordings has been found – expected to reveal the pilots’ panic as the plane went down.

A veteran pilot also weighed in, revealing what he believes caused the devastating Air India crash.