New Delhi (Vishvas News). A fire broke out in the auxiliary power unit of an Air India aircraft at Delhi airport. The accident occurred during the aircraft’s landing. All passengers and crew members are safe. Now, in connection with this, a photo is going viral on social media showing smoke coming out from the front section of the plane. Some people can also be seen standing nearby in the photo. Users are claiming that this photo is recent and depicts the fire on the AI-315 aircraft in Delhi.

Vishvas News, in its investigation, found the viral claim to be misleading. The image dates back to 2022, when an Air India Express plane bound for Kochi caught fire in its engine at Muscat Airport. The same old picture is now being shared as being from Delhi Airport.

What is going viral?

Facebook user ‘Sahib Sandhu Bhadaur’ posted a viral post on July 22, 2025, writing, “Air India flight AI 315 caught fire upon landing in Delhi, passengers safe.”

Many users on social media have shared this photo, claiming it to be recent. See the archived link of the post here.

We used the Google Lens tool to investigate the viral image and found a related news report on the website freepressjournal.in, published on September 15, 2022. The report stated, “Flight IX 442, flying from Muscat to Kochi, was about to take off with 141 passengers and six crew members on board when another pilot on the taxiway reported smoke. At least 14 passengers suffered ‘minor injuries’ while being evacuated from the...

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