New Delhi: Air India’s flight AI 159 from Ahmedabad to London was cancelled attributable to a technical glitch detected throughout routine checks. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, scheduled to depart at 1:10 pm, was grounded hours earlier than takeoff as a precautionary measure.
This cancellation comes simply days after a devastating airplane crash on the identical route, which claimed 274 lives. The airline cited “operational points” as the rationale for the cancellation with out offering additional particulars. Passengers expressed frustration over the lack of know-how and services supplied to them, with some complaining in regards to the sudden cancellation with out prior discover.
A passenger informed ANI that the Air India flight AI-159 from Ahmedabad to London, Gatwick, has been all of the sudden cancelled.
“I used to be going to Gatwick, London, by the 1 p.m. Air India flight, however I’ve simply realized that the flight has been cancelled. The crew members couldn’t give any purpose for the flight cancellation or particulars on a fare refund,” the passenger added.
#WATCH | Ahmedabad | Passengers of Air India flight AI-159 from Ahmedabad to London, Gatwick say the flight has been all of the sudden cancelled
An AI-159 flight passenger says, “I used to be going to Gatwick, London, by the 1 p.m. Air India flight, however I’ve simply realized that the flight has… pic.twitter.com/XnKUWOMWhI
— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2025
One other passenger mentioned, “We have now been informed that as we speak’s flight has been cancelled and it’ll depart at 1100 hours tomorrow. All passengers listed below are troubled.”
#WATCH | Ahmedabad | A relative of an AI-159 passenger says, “We have now been informed that as we speak’s flight has been cancelled and it’ll depart at 1100 hours tomorrow. All passengers listed below are troubled.” pic.twitter.com/WQf7jUKwoj
— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2025
This incident provides to Air India’s current woes, together with a technical snag in one in all its engines on a San Francisco to Mumbai flight, which compelled passengers to deplane at Kolkata airport, and a Delhi-bound flight that returned to Hong Kong attributable to a suspected technical difficulty.