Day after Ahmedabad Plane Crash, another Air India flight AIC129 to London makes mid-air U-turn, returns to Mumbai due to….

India.com

3 days ago

Another Air India flight AIC129, which departed from Mumbai for London today (Friday) morning, is returning to Mumbai, according to Flightradar24 .
The flight, operated by Air India, had taken off as per schedule but later started to return to its origin.
Air India flight AIC129, which took off early morning today from Mumbai for London, is returning to Mumbai, according to Flightradar24. More details are awaited. pic.twitter.com/BmRtlkmaut
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 13, 2025
According to an Economic Times report, the exact reason for the turnaround has been cited as the emerging situation in Iran and the subsequent closure of its airspace.
Air India also released a list of flights that are either being diverted or returning to their origin for the safety of its passengers.
AI130 – London Heathrow-Mumbai – Diverted to Vienna
AI102 – New York-Delhi – Diverted to Sharjah AI116 – New York-Mumbai – Diverted to Jeddah AI2018 – London Heathrow-Delhi – Diverted to Mumbai AI129 – Mumbai-London Heathrow – Returning to Mumbai AI119 – Mumbai-New York – Returning to Mumbai AI103 – Delhi-Washington – Returning to Delhi AI106 – Newark-Delhi – Returning to Delhi AI188 – Vancouver-Delhi – Diverting to Jeddah AI101 – Delhi-New York – Diverting to Frankfurt/Milan AI126 – Chicago-Delhi – Diverting to Jeddah AI132 – London Heathrow-Bengaluru – Diverted to Sharjah AI2016 – London Heathrow-Delhi – Diverted to Vienna AI104 – Washington-Delhi – Diverted to Vienna AI190 – Toronto-Delhi – Diverted to Frankfurt
AI189 – Delhi-Toronto – Returning to Delhi Ahmedabad Plane Crash
There were 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese nationals, and one Canadian national on board the crashed plane in Ahmedabad on 12th June. Miraculously, one person, a British national of Indian origin, survived the crash, airline authorities said.
The aircraft was piloted by Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, a Line Training Captain with 8,200 hours of flying experience, assisted by First Officer Clive Kundar, who had logged 1,100 flying hours.
According to Air Traffic Control (ATC), the aircraft departed from Ahmedabad at 1339 IST (0809 UTC) from runway 23. It made a Mayday call to ATC, but thereafter, the aircraft did not respond to the calls made by ATC.
Immediately after departing Runway 23, the aircraft crashed outside the airport perimeter. An official said heavy black smoke was coming from the accident site.
(With Input From Agencies)