Air India Delhi-Paris Flight Cancelled After Issues Identified During Pre-Flight Checks

New Delhi: An Air India flight AI-143 From Delhi to Paris was cancelled on Tuesday after issues surfaced during pre-flight checks. This came after another Air India's Delhi-London flight was cancelled earlier today.

Issuing a statement over flight cancellation, Air India spokesperson said, “Flight AI143 from Delhi to Paris of 17 June has been cancelled. The mandatory pre-flight checks identified an issue which is being presently addressed. However, in view of the flight coming under the restrictions on night operations at Paris Charles de  Gaulle (CDG) airport, the said flight has been cancelled...We are providing hotel accommodation and also offering full refunds on cancellations or complimentary rescheduling if opted by the passengers. Consequently, flight AI142 from Paris to Delhi on June 17, 2025 also stands cancelled."

Apart from these two flights, two more Air India flights including San Francisco-Mumbai and Ranchi-Delhi were also affected due to technical issues.

Air India flight from San Francisco to Mumbai was delayed on Tuesday after the plane developed technical fault in one of its engines during a scheduled layover at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport while another flight to Ranchi from Delhi AI 9695 returned to IGI due to a technical snag.

While more details are yet to follow on the Delhi-Paris flight, reports suggested that one more flight Air India AI-159 which was scheduled to fly to London from Delhi was cancelled as it was flying with minimum equipment list.   

Not just Air India planes, an Indigo flight 6E1272 flying from Muscat to Kochi was diverted to Nagpur when it was operating its subsequent sector from Kochi to Delhi as 6E2706 earlier today.

In an official notification, Indigo said, “We confirm receiving a security concern pertaining to IndiGo flight 6E1272 flying from Muscat to Kochi when the aircraft was operating its subsequent sector from Kochi to Delhi as 6E2706 on 17 June 2025. Following the protocol, the relevant authorities were immediately informed, and the aircraft was diverted to Nagpur. The flight safely landed at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur and all customers were disembarked.”

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