Hyderabad, June 17 -- Air India's Ahmedabad-Londonflight bearing the code AI-159, scheduled to depart on Tuesday, June 17 at 1:10 pm, has been cancelled following the unavailabilityof the aircraft, informed an airline spokesperson.

The flight, scheduled to depart from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, was first rescheduled to 3:00 pm but was eventually cancelled.

"Flight AI159 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick has been cancelled today due to the unavailability of the aircraft, resulting from airspace restrictions and additional precautionary checks, leading to longer than usual turnaround of aircraft, and not due to any technical snag as claimed."HT quoted an Air India spokesperson as saying.

They further added that the airli...