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Air India plans to run a peculiar formation to Shannon connected Wednesday (March 18, 2026) to bring stranded passengers to Delhi aft their formation was diverted to the Irish municipality pursuing a method contented with the aircraft.
On Monday (March 16, 2026), the airline's A350 craft flying from New York to Delhi was diverted to Shannon owed to a method issue. Later, the level was grounded astatine the Irish town.
An authoritative connected Tuesday (March 17, 2026) said the hose plans to run the peculiar formation connected Wednesday, astir apt from Zurich, to ferry the stranded passengers from Shannon to Delhi.
The craft was diverted to the Irish municipality aft it was airborne for astir six hours.
"Flight AI102, operating from New York (JFK) to Delhi connected 15 March, made a precautionary diversion to Shannon, Ireland, pursuing a suspected method issue. Consistent with Air India's precocious information standards, the craft is presently taxable to extended method evaluations, which volition necessitate other clip to complete," the hose said successful a connection connected Monday.
Sources connected Monday said the craft experienced vibrations and noise, pursuing which it was diverted to Shannon.
The craft was inducted into the Air India fleet successful April 2024.
