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Business Standard
6 hours ago
- Business Standard
Air India Ahmedabad-London flight cancelled after snag on Boeing Dreamliner
Air India's Ahmedabad-London flight AI-159 cancelled after technical snag This marks fourth Air India flight disruption in 24 hours An Air India flight scheduled to depart from Ahmedabad to London on Tuesday was cancelled following a technical malfunction. According to data from Flightradar24, the aircraft assigned to operate the route was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner — the same model that was involved in the recent Air India crash in Ahmedabad in which 265 people were killed. Flight AI159, which had earlier arrived from Delhi, was expected to resume services on the Ahmedabad-London route. This would have been the first such flight since the recent tragic crash in Ahmedabad. The aircraft was slated for departure at 1:10 pm on June 17. Air India confirmed that affected passengers will be provided refunds. The incident adds to rising concerns over the safety of wide-body aircraft. Earlier on Tuesday, Air India flight AI-180 from San Francisco to Mumbai encountered an engine-related technical issue during a scheduled halt at Kolkata, prompting a precautionary deplaning of passengers. On Monday, flight AI-315, a Dreamliner operating from Hong Kong to Delhi, was forced to return soon after take-off due to a suspected technical problem. On the same day, an Air India Express service from Delhi to Ranchi was also diverted back to Delhi following a suspected snag. On June 13, Air India flight AI-379, operating from Phuket to Delhi with 156 passengers on board, had to turn back mid-flight following a bomb threat. The plane landed safely, and a thorough security screening was carried out before passengers were allowed to disembark. Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad On June 12, Air India flight AI-171 crashed shortly after departing from Ahmedabad, following a Mayday call from the pilot. The tragedy claimed 241 of the 242 lives on board, with a total of 265 bodies recovered — including casualties from the BJ Medical College Hostel located near the crash site. One passenger, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, survived the crash. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has initiated an investigation and has retrieved the black box from the wreckage. In the wake of the disaster, the Tata Group announced a compensation of ₹1 crore for the families of each victim.
Hans India
11 hours ago
- Hans India
Air India flight from San Francisco to Mumbai suffers technical snag, passengers deboarded in Kolkata
Kolkata: An Air India Flight from San Francisco to Mumbai via Kolkata was halted at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata early Tuesday morning after a technical snag was detected in one of its engines. The flight (AI-180) landed at Kolkata Airport at around 12.45 a.m. It was supposed to take off for Mumbai at 2 a.m. and land at Mumbai airport at 4.50 a.m. However, the flight could not take off from Kolkata Airport in time because of technical snags detected in one of its engines. Finally, at around 5.20 a.m., the captain of the flight requested the passengers to disembark from the flight. The captain also informed the passengers that the decision was being taken in the interest of flight safety. After the passenger disembarked, the plane was taken to the airport tarmac. Thereafter, the members of the ground staff and the technical staff started checking the technical difficulties arising in one of the engines of the plane. All the passengers are reportedly safe. As per the last report available, AI-180 is still at Kolkata Airport undergoing technical checks. An alternative flight is reportedly being arranged for the passengers travelling by AI-180. To recall, on June 12, an Air India flight crashed en route from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick Airport. It crashed into a hostel of doctors, moments after taking off from Ahmedabad airport, killing all but one passenger. Again this week, Air India Express flight IX 1511 was detected with a fault before departing from Hindon Airport in Uttar Pradesh for Kolkata. The error was discovered when the pilot was preparing to take off from the runway. The plane was stuck on the runway for about an hour due to the turbulence. However, the plane later departed for its destination. Now, on early Tuesday morning, AI-180 could not take off from Kolkata Airport following technical snags in one of its engines.
