An Air India Boeing 787, the same kind of plane that crashed 4 days earlier, was forced to turn around after a midair "technical issue," the airline says.

HONG KONG (AP) — An Air India flight returned to Hong Kong on Monday shortly after takeoff due to a midair technical issue, days after another of the airline’s flights crashed and killed at least 270 people.

An Air India flight heading to Delhi returned to Hong Kong International Airport on Monday due to a reported "technical issue" encountered less than half. Check out our stories from Travel & stay updated with Lifestyle Asia Hong Kong ,