Air India cancels Mumbai to Ahmedabad flight operated by Airbus

Air India flight AI2493 from Mumbai (BOM) to Ahmedabad (AMD), operated by an Airbus A321-211 (VT-PPL), was cancelled on Monday. According to ANI sources, the flight was initially delayed due to an operational issue. However, during the delay window, the crew's Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) came into effect, resulting in the cancellation. The flight was scheduled to depart at 6.35 pm and arrive at 7.55 pm, but did not depart.

In another incident, a Ranchi-bound Air India Express flight was forced to return to Delhi on Monday after a suspected technical issue. This marks one of several Air India-related disruptions reported in the past 36 hours, raising fresh concerns over recurring technical glitches.

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Other such incidents included a British F-35 fighter jet making an emergency landing in Kerala due to low fuel on Sunday, a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Hyderabad turning back mid-air following a bomb threat, and an Air India flight from Hong Kong to Delhi returning to its point of origin after a suspected technical snag on Monday.

Last week, an Air India flight to London crashed in Ahmedabad moments after takeoff, killing 241 of the 242 people on board.

The crash adds to the challenges for Air India, which has for years been trying to revamp its fleet, and for Boeing, which is trying to rebuild public trust following a series of safety and production crises.