After mid-air scare, AI Dreamliner lands in UK

AN Air India Boeing Dreamliner flight from Amritsar to Birmingham suffered a major scare as its emergency device, Ram Air Tribune (RAT), got auto activated midair minutes before landing.

- S LALITHA @ New Delhi

Air India has cancelled the return leg of the flight which reached Amritsar via Delhi. Aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), is probing the incident.

The flight has now been cleared for operations by the DGCA, an Air India source said. The flight will depart from Birmingham soon after it gets clearance from other authorities.