An Air India Delhi–Vancouver service operated by a Boeing 777‑200LR was forced to return to Delhi on 19 March after it was discovered the aircraft lacked the required Canadian regulatory clearance for the sector. The reversal highlights how administrative clearance errors can disrupt international operations.
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Missing international regulatory clearance forced a Delhi–Vancouver service to reverse, creating immediate passenger disruption and network delay risk; see flight reversal details.
The incident compounds recent regulatory and reliability concerns at Air India — including a DGCA fine over an A320 operating without a valid airworthiness certificate and a recent rise in technical-incident rate — increasing the likelihood of closer oversight and operational constraints.
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Air India Vancouver flight turns back after wrong Boeing 777 operated • Hindustan Times
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