Air India cancels 8 more flights amid safety checks; 84 flights cancelled since June 12 crash

June 20, 2025

New Delhi, June 20: Air India has cancelled 8 flights on Friday. These include 4 international and 4 domestic flights. Air India said that these flights have been cancelled due to maintenance and operational reasons at the airport.

Among domestic flights, flight AI874 from Pune to Delhi, flight AI456 from Ahmedabad to Delhi, flight AI2872 from Hyderabad to Mumbai and flight AI571 from Chennai to Mumbai have been cancelled.

On the other hand, international flights include flight AI906 from Dubai to Chennai, flight AI308 from Delhi to Melbourne, flight AI309 from Melbourne to Delhi and flight AI2204 from Dubai to Hyderabad.

In this way, 84 flights have been cancelled in 8 days after the Ahmedabad plane crash due to various reasons. 270 people died in the plane crash on June 12. After this, operational checking of aircraft has been tightened at every airport.

4 Air India flights were cancelled on 19 June

Air India flight AI388 (Airbus A320 Neo aircraft), going from Delhi to Vietnam, was called back to Delhi mid-way. There were 130 passengers on board the flight. A technical fault was detected in the plane.

Indigo Airlines flight was going from Guwahati to Chennai. The plane landed in Bengaluru due to a lack of fuel. There were 168 passengers on board the flight. After refuelling here, it flew back to Chennai.

Indigo flight 6E 2006, going from Delhi to Leh, returned to Delhi on Thursday morning due to a technical fault. There were 180 people on board the flight including crew members.

SpiceJet flight SG 2696 also returned 10 minutes after take-off. This flight was going from Hyderabad to Tirupati. There were a total of 80 passengers on board the flight. The airlines had said that after takeoff, the pilot got a signal that there was some problem with the rear door of the plane.

18 June: Three Air India flights that returned

Flight AI2145 from Delhi to Bali returned mid-way to Delhi. The airline said that this decision was taken keeping in mind the safety of passengers due to reports of volcanic eruption near Bali airport.

Flight AI188 from Toronto to Delhi was cancelled. Passengers had already boarded the flight, they were disembarked. It was said that it was cancelled due to maintenance of the aircraft and limitation of flight duty time of the crew.

Flight AI996 from Dubai to Delhi was cancelled due to technical fault. Passengers had already boarded this flight too. They were also disembarked as soon as the order was issued.

12-17 June: 66 Air India flights cancelled

According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), between 12 and 17 June, Air India cancelled 69 flights including Boeing 787 flights. DCGA said- After the incident of June 12, Air India’s Boeing 787 series Dreamliner was inspected, in which no major issue regarding security was found.

DCGA said that the maintenance of the aircraft was found to be according to the current security rules. Air India has 33 Boeing 787- 8/9 aircraft in its fleet. On Tuesday, DGCA held a meeting with Air India officials. In this, DGCA has instructed the airline to focus on aircraft safety, tighten flight operations and ensure timely flight departures.