Technical glitch grounds Air India flight carrying 170 passengers at Ahmedabad Airport

Ahmedabad: An Air India flight arriving from London on Thursday morning was grounded at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport due to a technical glitch.

This technical issue led to the cancellation of Air India’s Ahmedabad-London flight on Thursday, causing chaos at the airport. Passengers, initially informed of a delay, became agitated upon learning that the flight was canceled. The flight was later rescheduled to depart on Friday.

Flight AI 171 was scheduled to depart from Ahmedabad to London at 1:30 PM on Thursday, with around 300 passengers arriving at the international terminal by 10 AM. Initially told of a 2-3 hour delay, passengers grew restless when no clear update was provided. Airline staff later disclosed the technical fault, explaining that engineers were unable to resolve the issue in time. The flight is now expected to take off on Friday afternoon. DeshGujarat