Mumbai-London Air India Flight Starts Return Journey: An Air India flight from Mumbai to London reportedly swtiched direction to return to Mumbai hours after takeoff. The reason behind the sudden change in course could not be ascertained immediately. The airline was expected to release a statement soon.
Experts said that rising tensions between Iran and Israel could be the reason behind the move, prompting the airline to take a safety measure and call the flight to base.
Meanwhile, as many as 16 flights were impacted by the evolving situation in Iran, after Israel said it had launched preemptive strike on military and nuclear targets in Iran. ALSO READ: Israel strikes Iran, targets nuclear, military sites
Iran-Israel Tensions | 16 Air India flights impacted, see full list
- 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
“We regret the inconvenience caused to our passengers due to this unforeseen disruption and are making every effort to minimize it, including providing accommodation for passengers. Refunds on cancellation or complimentary rescheduling is also being offered to guests who opt for it. Alternative arrangements are being made to fly passengers to their destinations,” Air India said.
Air India advised the impacted passengers to check their flight status online through its portal: airindia.com/in/en/manage/flight-status.html.
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