India, June 17 -- Air India flight 159 from Ahmedabad to London was cancelled on Tuesday due to "operational issues," leaving several passengers stranded at the airport.

According to the airline's official website, flight AI-159 from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick Airport stands cancelled. The flight was scheduled to take off at 3 pm from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

"We have been informed that the flight has been cancelled due to operational issues. The original flight from Ahmedabad to London, having code AI-171, resumed operation from Monday with a new flight code AI-159," PTI quoted an airport official as saying.

Flight AI-171, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12, has since been replaced ...