Air India Cancels Multiple India-Europe Flights After Technical Issues

Air India has cancelled its Delhi-Paris Flight AI 143 due to an issue identified during mandatory pre-flight checks, which is currently being addressed, leading to the subsequent cancellation of Flight AI 142 from Paris to Delhi. The cancellations are also influenced by night operation restrictions at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. The airline is providing hotel accommodations, full refunds, and complimentary rescheduling for affected passengers. Additionally, Flight AI 159 from Ahmedabad to London-Gatwick was cancelled due to aircraft unavailability caused by airspace restrictions, additional precautionary checks, and delays in preceding flight sectors, rather than a technical fault. This cancellation has caused disruption, especially as it is the second on the Ahmedabad-London route in four days following a tragic crash that killed 270 people, after which Air India retired the flight number AI-171 and replaced it with AI-159. Air India officials attributed the delays on the international route to multiple disruptions, including baggage issues at a major European airport and airspace closures over Iran and Israel.