 "Air India cancels Delhi-Dubai flight; 6th 787 Dreamliner cancelled today")
Air India on Tuesday cancelled flight AI-915 from Delhi to Dubai, taking the daily total of cancelled Air India flights using the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to six, NDTV reported.
Air India posted a flight advisory on X saying, “Due to inclement weather conditions in Delhi, our flight operations are getting impacted with some diversions.”
Tuesday's cancelled flights include the AI-915 (Delhi–Dubai), AI-153 (Delhi–Vienna), AI-143 (Delhi–Paris), AI-159 (Ahmedabad–London), AI-133 (Bengaluru–London) and AI-170 (London–Amritsar).
On Monday, Air India flight AI-315 - also a Boeing Dreamliner - that took off from Hong Kong returned to the airport after 90 minutes in the air after the pilot declined to fly any further. “We don’t want to continue further,” the pilot was heard telling air traffic control (ATC) after detecting a technical glitch in the aircraft.
A few hours later, another Air India flight using Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, AI-9695 en route from Delhi to Ranchi, returned to the Indira Gandhi International Airport after experiencing a mid-air technical issue.
On Tuesday, Air India also announced that flight AI 143 from Delhi to Paris was cancelled after mandatory pre-flight checks identified a problem with the aircraft, and subsequent night flight restrictions at the airport prevented it from taking off.
“Flight AI 143 from Delhi to Paris on 17 June has been cancelled. The mandatory pre-flight checks identified an issue which is being presently addressed. However, in view of the flight coming under the restrictions on night operations at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport, the said flight has been cancelled... We are providing hotel accommodation and also offering full refunds on cancellations or complimentary rescheduling if opted by the passengers. Consequently, flight AI 142 from Paris to Delhi on 17 June 2025 also stands cancelled,” Air India said in a statement.
Several Air India flights have faced cancellations and diversions over the past week following increased scrutiny of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner after a horrific crash last week in Ahmedabad involving a aircraft of that make. Air India’s flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to London crashed seconds after take-off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, killing 241 of the 242 people on board. The reason for the crash is yet to be determined.