Air India flight AIC129 to London makes mid-air U-turn, returning to Mumbai
Air India flight AIC129
, which departed from
Mumbai
for London early Friday morning, is returning to Mumbai, according to data from
flight tracking service
Flightradar24.
The flight, operated by Air India, had taken off as per schedule but later initiated a return to its origin.
The exact reason for the turnaround has not yet been disclosed by the airline or aviation authorities. There is no immediate information on whether the return was precautionary or due to any technical or operational reasons.
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This comes at a time when aviation authorities are already dealing with the
recent Air India crash
in Ahmedabad. Moreover, tensions rising in the Middle East on wee hours of Friday, has prompted airspace closures in various regions.
More details on the incident are awaited.
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