AI flight to Newark via London with 130 passengers on board grounded at Ahmedabad Airport

Ahmedabad: The Air Indian Flight to Newark via London from Mumbai with 130 passengers on board has been grounded at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport here since landing early morning due to technical snags, Airport Director Manoj Gangal said today.

The flight has been rescheduled to fly for London from here at 0635 hrs tomorrow.

‘Air India, flight AI031/172, Boeing 788, Mumbai- Ahmedabad-London-Newark, landed at Ahmedabad at 04:50 IST. After landing, the aircraft was declared having technical snag (Weather RADAR of the aircraft was reported to have developed technical issues) as per Air India officials. They tried to rectify the problem continuously, however, in view of aircraft safety, the flight has been grounded at Ahmedabad. There were 130 passengers on board comprising of 2 infants and 10 wheelchair passenger. As per the Station-in-Charge of Air India, after the clearances from Immigration and Customs (since the passengers were in Security Hold Area), 110 passengers were accommodated in local hotels in Ahmedabad. And 20 passengers preferred to go back to their residences,’ he said.

‘As per the information received from Air India, London bound passengers will be connected through Delhi by sending them on AI011 at 18.50 hrs and AI015 at 22.30 hrs. Passengers scheduled for Newark (New Jersey-EWR) will be connected through Mumbai on AI985 at 19.20 hrs. The spares for the Aircraft On Ground (AOG) are expected to arrive from Mumbai today evening; and after the aircraft is cleared of technical snag, the aircraft will leave for London at 06.35 hrs on 16.10.2018,’ he said.

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