Air India Boeing 787 flight to London was canceled just days after the crash on June 12 that took the lives of over 290 people. Air India said the cancellation was due to "unavailability of the aircraft.

An Air India flight on the same route as a plane that crashed last week has been cancelled because of "precautionary checks", the airline said. Flight AI159 was planned to depart Ahmedabad, India, at 1.10pm local time on Tuesday, and arrive at Gatwick airport at 6.25pm BST.

Hundreds gathered in Mumbai today to honour Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the Air India pilot who has been hailed as a hero for limiting casualties on the ground during last week’s crash.Captain Sabharwal issued a mayday call to air traffic controllers moments after takeoff and residents on the ground have credited him with avoiding a large residential building that was directly on the flight path.