New Delhi, June 19 -- Two former senior Air India flight attendants have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging they were wrongfully dismissed after refusing to alter their statements regarding a technical fault involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner door last year.

The allegations, reported by The Times of India, surface at a time when aviation safety is under intense scrutiny following the deadly crash of an Air India flight earlier this month.

Incident involved slide deployment at Heathrow in 2024

According to the report, the issue took place on May 14, 2024, after Air India flight AI-129 (Boeing 787 VT-ANQ) from Mumbai to London had docked at Heathrow and passengers had disembarked.

The flight attendants allege that the airc...