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Passengers and Crew Fall Ill on Air India London–Mumbai Flight, Triggering DGCA Audit

Air India has launched a probe into suspected food poisoning after several passengers and crew fell ill on its Boeing 777.

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The London-bound Air India 171 aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Gujarat airport on June 12. (Reuters)
Passengers and crew on an Air India flight experienced symptoms of food poisoning
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Overview

  • On June 23, flight AI-130 from London Heathrow to Mumbai saw five passengers and two crew report dizziness and nausea at various stages of the journey before landing safely in Mumbai.
  • After touchdown at Mumbai’s Terminal 2, two passengers and two cabin crew who remained unwell received medical attention in the airport’s medical room and were later discharged.
  • Air India suspects food poisoning as the primary cause of the health scare and has notified the Directorate General of Civil Aviation while conducting an internal investigation.
  • Pilots were unaffected by the illness, and the absence of oxygen mask deployment has led sources to rule out cabin depressurisation as the trigger.
  • The DGCA has commenced a comprehensive audit of Air India’s operations, focusing on flight planning, scheduling and safety procedures in the wake of recent technical incidents and the Ahmedabad crash.