On Wednesday, an Air India Flight N route for Bali was forced to return the mid-air after a report of a volcanic eruption near the destination airport. Flight AI2145, which flew from Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, returned safely with all the passengers without any incident.In an official statement, an Air India spokesperson confirmed “Air India flight AI2145, from Delhi to Bali on 18 June 2025, was advised to return to Delhi due to reports of volcanic explosion near the destination airport near Destination Airport in the interest of security.
In the eastern part of the country, the disintegration of Indonesia’s Mount Levotobi Laki-lacquer volcano was associated with disintegration. According to officials of Bali’s Nagurah Rai International Airport, the event has influenced air travel throughout the region by disrupting dozens of domestic and international flights.
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Watch: erosion of mount levotobi in Indonesia; Sent ash 10kms to the skyAir India regretted the inconvenience of passengers and underlined the steps taken to reduce their difficulties.The statement said that every effort has been made to minimize it by providing hotel housing to the affected passengers.This latest blow adds to a series of operational challenges in front of the airline. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a press release on Tuesday that Air India canceled 83 wide-bodies airlines between 12 and 17 June-66, including Boeing 787s.
