An Air India spokesperson said: "Flight AI 159 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick has been cancelled today due to the unavailability of the aircraft, resulting from airspace restrictions and additional precautionary checks, leading to longer than usual turnaround of aircraft, and not due to any technical snag as claimed.

An Air India flight AI-159 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick got cancelled. The flight was scheduled to depart at 1 PM. Passengers were not given a reason for the cancellation. This cancellation occurred after the Air India Flight AI171 crash on June 12.

An Air India passenger plane bound for London Gatwick crashed shortly after taking off in Ahmedabad, western India on Thursday. More than 240 people were on board the flight when it was involved in what the airline called a "tragic accident".