Air India’s flight from London to Delhi was delayed by more than 11 hours on Friday (August 1, 2025) and now it will leave on Saturday morning. Air India said in a statement, “On August 1, the flight AI 2018 from London Heathro coming to Delhi will now leave local time on August 2 at eight in the morning. The reason for the delay is the crew’s duty time limit and the night curfew at the London Airport.
The airline said that passengers have been given the option to take back the entire money back or without additional fee on cancellation of tickets. According to the flight tracking website, the flight was scheduled to leave at around 8.35 am on the night of August 1. At present, information about the number of passengers is not available. The flight will be operated from Dreamliner Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
London flight from Delhi also affected
On Thursday, the Dreamliner aircraft going from Delhi to London was stopped before flying due to technical fault, after which an alternative aircraft was traveled. Air India said, “Flight AI 2017 from Delhi to London on July 31 was prevented from flying due to possible technical fault. The Cockpit crew decided not to fly, following standard operating procedures and brought back the aircraft for precautionary investigation. ”
How many hours a distance from London to Delhi?
The airline said on Friday that passengers were informed about the new time of departure. The airline’s statement said, ‘Our employees at the airport in London will make every effort to reduce any passenger inconvenience by arranging hotels and refreshments. Passengers have been given the option to take back the entire money back or without additional fee on cancellation of tickets on the basis of their choice. The normal time of flight from London to Delhi is about 10 hours.
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