Delhi-Washington Air India flight cancelled after fuel stop in Vienna over snag
An Air India flight headed to Washington from New Delhi made a stop for fuelling in Austria's Vienna, but never took off from there. Air India Delhi-Washington flight faced a technical snag.(Reuters File)
Flightradar24 data of AI103 shows that it took off from Delhi on July 2 and landed in Vienna. While a departure for Washington was scheduled on the same day, it never happened.
According to Air India, the flight's stoppage in Vienna was planned, but it overstayed in the city as an extended maintenance task was identified during routine checks.
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