SAS flight SK969 from Copenhagen to Mumbai returned to its departure airport on Sunday after a technical indication prompted the Airbus A330 to turn back over the Black Sea near Türkiye. The aircraft landed in Copenhagen after about six hours in the air, disrupting the Scandinavian carrier’s recently resumed nonstop service and requiring affected passengers to be rebooked.
SAS determined that returning to its Copenhagen home base would enable the necessary inspection to be completed faster than in Mumbai, where technical personnel might not have been immediately available. The airline did not disclose the nature of the indication.
There was no reported damage, injury or emergency declaration associated with the flight. Passenger assistance and rebooking were being arranged on the next available service.
The incident occurred on the Copenhagen–Mumbai route, which SAS restarted this month after a 17-year absence from India. The five-times-weekly service uses Airbus A330 aircraft, with SK969 operating the outbound sector to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
A separate return involving the route in June resulted from missing regulatory documentation and was unrelated to Sunday’s technical indication.