An Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London has been cancelled
The flight was cancelled due to a technical glitch, just days after Flight AI171 crashed shortly after take-off, leaving just one survivor from 242 people on board.
The Air India Flight AI159 was suspended on Tuesday due to technical issues after arriving from New Delhi, CNN News18 reported this morning.
The jet, a B788 Boeing, had been due to take off from Ahmedabad in Gujarat at 1:10pm local time, arriving at London Gatwick airport at 6:25pm.
The glitch was identified during routine checks, local media reports. Passengers were left stranded at the airport as a result.
Flight AI159 is the renumbered version of the same Ahmedabad to Gatwick flight that crashed in a residential area on Thursday.
Flights have been leaving Ahmedabad airport since the tragedy Authorities in India have ordered inspections of Air India’s Dreamliners.
There were 53 British nationals on board Flight AI171 when it crashed into a residential area near the airport, as well as 159 Indian nationals, seven Portuguese citizens and a Canadian.
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