‘Operational issues’: Air India AI-159 Ahmedabad-London flight cancelled; passengers say ‘no explanation from airline’ | India News
An Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London’s Gatwick Airport was cancelled on Tuesday, just days after a deadly crash involving the same route.Sources specified “aircraft availability issue” as the cause of cancellation.Passengers of Air India flight AI-159 from Ahmedabad to London, Gatwick say the flight has been suddenly cancelled An AI-159 flight passenger says, “I was going to Gatwick, London, by the 1pm Air India flight, but I have just learned that the flight has been cancelled. The crew members could not give any reason for the flight cancellation or details on a fare refund.”The decision came in the wake of the June 12 crash of Air India Flight AI171, which went down shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, killing 241 of the 242 people onboard, as well as several on the ground.
