India, Jan. 9 -- Two Air India flights from India headed to separate destinations in the UK were diverted on Friday due to bad weather. One of them was headed to London's Heathrow airport and another to Birmingham.

An Air India spokesperson said that Flight AI131, travelling from Mumbai to London Heathrow, was rerouted to London Gatwick on January 9 after poor weather conditions disrupted operations at Heathrow.

"The aircraft, initially, had to hold over London Heathrow due to the continuing inclement weather and diverted to Gatwick finally with the pilot requesting for priority landing adhering to standard operating procedures. The aircraft had landed safely at Gatwick and all passengers were extended assistance," the spokesperson said...