Multiple Air India flights cancelled amid safety checks, airspace restrictions | India News

NEW DELHI: Air India on Tuesday cancelled a number of worldwide flights, together with providers to London, Paris, San Francisco and Dubai, attributing the disruptions to airspace restrictions, safety checks, and operational constraints.The affected flights included:

In a press release, the airline clarified that flight AI159 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick was cancelled as a consequence of “unavailability of the aircraft, resulting from airspace restrictions and additional precautionary checks, leading to longer than usual turnaround of aircraft, and not due to any technical snag as claimed.” The cancellation comes simply two days after a lethal crash on the identical route.Air India’s Delhi-Paris service (AI143) was additionally cancelled after pre-flight checks recognized a problem. The airline added that with Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport implementing night time flight restrictions, the plane couldn’t be dispatched in time. “The mandatory pre-flight checks identified an issue which is being presently addressed,” mentioned an airline spokesperson.Separately, a San Francisco-Mumbai flight was grounded after touchdown early Tuesday when a post-landing inspection raised issues. The Airbus A321-211 plane (VT-PPL) had earlier confronted operational delays, throughout which the crew exceeded their Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL), prompting additional delay.Additionally, an Air India Express flight from Delhi to Ranchi was diverted again to Delhi on Monday as a consequence of a suspected technical difficulty. The Boeing 737 Max 8 resumed regular operations after inspection and clearance.