Air India Flight From Ahmedabad to London Canceled Days After Fatal Crash
An Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London has been canceled days after the fatal crash that killed 241 people on board.
There was no official comment on the cause of the cancellation, but Indian news channel CNN News18 reported it was due to "technical issues."
The canceled plane for was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner-the same type of aircraft as the one that crashed last week, according to data from FlightRadar.
Tuesday's incident comes five days after the Air India crash in Ahmedabad, when a London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed minutes after taking off.
The crash killed 241 people on board and a further 29 on the ground in what was one of India's worst ever aviation disaster.
Investigators are studying the two black boxes recovered from the crash site.
Experts from India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau are probing the crash with assistance from the U.K., the U.S. and officials from Boeing.
In a separate incident on Monday, an Air India pilot turned back his Delhi-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to Hong Kong airport as a precaution shortly after taking off, citing a technical issue, Indian media reported.
Flight tracking data showed the pilot turning Flight AI315 around less than 30 minutes into the flight from Hong Kong as reported by Indian news agencies IANS and ANI.
Newsweek has contacted Air India for comment. The nature of the technical issue was not immediately clear.
This is a breaking news story-more to follow.
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What are the Air India crash theories and what happens next in the investigation?
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Recently, a woman went viral on the r/ask subreddit after she asked for help telling her coworker that she is not interested in looking at photos of her baby. User Yee-to-the-haw21 said in her post, "I (22F) very recently started working my first office job, about four months now, and have been thoroughly enjoying it. I have autism, and navigating the corporate workspace has been difficult, but I think I've been doing well with the adjustment. However, I've run into a particular problem in regard to one of my coworkers." "She very recently had a baby and has been constantly trying to show me pictures. While of course, I'm happy for her and her family, and was more than happy to look at the first few photos and congratulate her, I am, quite frankly, over it. It has been weeks of her showing me pictures of her baby doing nothing remarkable, with very little difference in the pictures." "I don't want to make assumptions, but part of me wonders if this is in relation to an argument we had a few weeks ago in which I stated I would never have children and she told me I just 'needed a little convincing.'" She concluded by saying, "Is this her trying to 'sell me' the idea of motherhood, and if not, is there a way I can politely tell her that I'm not interested, nor do I care about seeing any more pictures of her baby? Is this just something I have to put up with as part of the 'corporate experience?'" Reddit users quickly jumped to the comment section to share their which there were MANY. A lot of commenters, like apsinc13, suggested she still engage with her coworker, but then said she should start showing her photos of her "pets, artwork, family, extended family, etc." "This is the best response. 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The best way to deal with that is look at the pics/listen to her talk for a minute or so (long enough that she feels heard) and then find a work-related task and say, 'Oh, I should take care of X.'" —flameoflareon Other commenters pointed out that, at the end of the day, "It's not about caring about the baby pictures, it's about caring about the person who is sharing something that is making them happy." Richard_Swinger_Esq continued saying, "It could be baby pictures or progress pics of a project or anything really. I like seeing people happy and/or proud of something. We spend a lot of time with our colleagues, and while many people resist it, workplaces do have a social element." "Sadly, this is the hard truth if you want to avoid drama and resentment. Other than your feelings of resentment, of course." —eliz1bef Still, others said that she shouldn't have to look at baby photos in perpetuity. Novel-Vacation-4788 wrote, "It's good to engage the first few times a person pulls out their baby pictures. However, no one should be forced to sit and look at multiple pictures over weeks. It's great the parents want to share, but they also need to realize that not everyone actually cares about their kid. Learn to read the room and maybe pull out an occasional picture or a special occasion picture. OP is perfectly right to choose to walk away when it gets excessive." "You can, just put it nicely. 'What a lovely baby, but I have to make a call/run to a meeting/go to the loo or whatever. People need to know their baby is not as important to anyone else because that is just reality." —000topchef "Do it enough times and she'll back off. Unless you're trapped, like as the front desk person who can't move when she has you cornered." —littlecactuscat And then there were those who were there to validate the OP's feelings about not wanting children. Alarming_Cellist_751 said, "As a 40 year old child-free woman, it never gets any better. My only defense is to start showering the offenders with my dog pictures. I match their energy — the more frequent they show me their kids, the more they're met with dog pictures." "What's with women trying to push motherhood onto women who don't want that life? Kids are HARD work, and you never know if someone is physically, mentally, or emotionally unable to have kids. This isn't something you push onto anyone who's clearly made up their mind. I'm sorry this happened to you, OP." —thedramahasarrived After reading the comments, the OP later edited her original post to add, "Thank you very much to everyone who gave me helpful advice. It can sometimes be very difficult to figure out what the 'rules' are at work, especially in a newer environment. This morning, when she approached me to show me some pictures of her baby, I told her I was very happy for her and her new baby, but I had a lot of work to do. She responded, 'Oh, all right, but I'll get you onboard the mother train eventually!' And then she winked." "I have no idea what that means, even a little bit, but I think I 'win' (???). The consensus seems to be to pretend to be busy or change the subject. Again, I really appreciate everyone's advice; it seems that regardless of neurotypicality, the corporate workplace is an enigma of social spaghetti." What's your take on the situation? Let us know what you think in the comments below! Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
