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.

An Air India Boeing 787-8 flight headed for New Delhi returned to Hong Kong shortly after takeoff Monday because of a "technical issue," Indian media reported.

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 ,