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Jun 20, 2025 10:15 AM IST The cancellations are a part of a broader operational disaster for the Air India, which continues to be recovering from the Dreamliner crash that claimed 271 lives. Air India continues to grapple with a wave of flight disruptions because the airline cancelled at the least eight extra home and worldwide flights, citing “enhanced maintenance and operational reasons” on Friday. This comes within the wake of heightened regulatory scrutiny and ongoing security checks following the deadly crash of a Dreamliner on June 12 that resulted within the deaths of 270. Air India mentioned the flights have been cancelled because of enhanced upkeep and operational causes.(Reuters File) Among the worldwide routes affected on Friday had been AI906 (Dubai–Chennai), AI308 (Delhi–Melbourne), AI309 (Melbourne–Delhi), and AI2204 (Dubai–Hyderabad). Cancelled Air India flights on June 20: Full ListInternational FlightsAI906: Dubai to Chennai AI308: Delhi to Melbourne AI309: Melbourne to Delhi AI2204: Dubai to Hyderabad Domestic FlightsAI874: Pune to Delhi AI456: Ahmedabad to Delhi AI2872: Hyderabad to Mumbai Air India battles disasterThe cancellations are a part of a broader operational disaster for the airline, which continues to be recovering from the Ahmedabad–London Gatwick Dreamliner crash that claimed 271 lives, together with at the least 30 on the bottom. Following the incident, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered complete security inspections throughout Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet. According to DGCA knowledge, because the crash, 66 Dreamliner flights have been cancelled. On June 12 alone, six of the 50 Dreamliner-operated flights had been grounded. The regulatory physique confirmed that as of June 18, 24 of Air India’s 33 Dreamliners had undergone checks, with extra plane scheduled for overview within the coming days. Two jets are at present listed as AOG (Aircraft on Ground) in Delhi because of upkeep points. Today’s cancellations add to a rising checklist of grounded flights this week. On Tuesday, at the least 13 Dreamliner flights, together with the newly designated AI-159 (previously AI-171) on the Ahmedabad–London route, had been cancelled. That specific plane had been anticipated to renew operations after the crash however was grounded because of “unavailability of the aircraft.”
