Air India's Delhi-Tel Aviv flight diverted to Abu Dhabi

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PTILast Updated: May 04, 2025, 03:39:00 PM IST

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An Air India flight AI139, en route from Delhi to Tel Aviv, was diverted to Abu Dhabi on Sunday following a missile attack near Tel Aviv airport. The Boeing 787 aircraft was in Jordanian airspace when the decision to divert was made, just under an hour before its scheduled landing.

An Air India flight from the national capital to Tel Aviv was diverted to Abu Dhabi on Sunday as there was a missile attack near the airport in the Israeli city, according to sources. The attack happened less than an hour before the Air India flight AI139, operated with a Boeing 787 aircraft, was to land at Tel Aviv, the sources said.

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They said the flight will be coming back to Delhi.

As per information available on flight tracking website Flightradar24.com, the flight was in the Jordanian airspace when it was decided to divert the flight to Abu Dhabi.

Air India's flight from Tel Aviv to Delhi has been cancelled for Sunday.

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A statement from Air India was awaited.