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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jabed Ahmed

Why Air India flight to London was forced to abort take-off

  • An Air India flight from Delhi to London was forced to abort its take-off due to a suspected technical issue.
  • Flight AI2017, scheduled to depart on Thursday, 31 July, returned to the bay after the cockpit crew discontinued the take-off run as a precaution.
  • Passengers were asked to disembark, and an alternative aircraft was subsequently deployed to complete the journey to London.
  • This incident follows a separate Air India flight crash on 12 June, which was bound for London Gatwick.
  • That crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, resulted in the deaths of 241 people on board and at least 29 on the ground, with an investigation into its causes ongoing.

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