An Air India Express flight bound for Visakhapatnam from Gannavaram Airport in Vijayawada was canceled on Thursday (December 18, 2025) due to a technical snag. The plane was taxiing when the pilot detected engine trouble and returned to the bay, according to sources.
Former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, who is scheduled to unveil a statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Vizianagaram on Friday (December 19, 2025) evening, was traveling on this flight.
He is said to have arrived in Visakhapatnam on the Vande Bharat Express.
Agriculture Minister K. Atchannaidu and MLC and senior YSR Congress Party leader Botcha Satyanarayana also traveled on that flight, sources added.
Published – 19 Dec 2025 16:44 IST
