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Air India Deployed Wrong Aircraft for Vancouver; Plane Returned to Delhi
An operational lapse caused the flight to return after nearly 4 hours; passengers were accommodated and flown next day on a cleared Boeing 777-300 ER.
- On March 19, 2026, Flight AI185 returned to Delhi after over seven hours airborne because the aircraft, a Boeing 777‑200 LR VT‑AEI, lacked Canadian landing clearance, according to Reuters.
- Ground staff found the oversight nearly four hours after takeoff, discovering the Boeing 777-200 LR lacked clearance unlike the approved Boeing 777-300 ER, then instructed the pilot to return to Delhi.
- Air India arranged hotels and rebooked passengers on March 19 with a Boeing 777‑200 LR, apologising for the inconvenience and citing standard procedures.
- Tracking records show the plane was airborne for over seven hours and turned back in Chinese airspace, according to Flightradar24 data cited.
- Regulatory approvals for foreign operations vary by country, and Reuters reported the episode stemmed from an apparent lapse in updating requirements for flights to Canada.
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After being airborne for over seven hours, an Air India plane from Delhi to Vancouver returned to the national capital on Thursday evening due to an operational issue. Without providing all specific details, Air India, in a statement on Friday, said the aircraft landed safely at the Delhi airport. The flight was operated with Boeing 777-200 LR aircraft VT-AEI and was airborne for over seven hours. The plane turned back to Delhi when it was in th…
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After almost eight hours, an Air India flight turns around – and lands again in Delhi. Boeing was not approved for Canada.
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