British Airways’ Mumbai-London flight diverted due to technical flaw

NEW DELHI: British Airways’ Mumbai-London flight (BA 198) of Monday was diverted to Baku due to some technical issues in the aircraft.

The flight, which took off from Mumbai at about three hours late at 5.14 pm, was diverted due to smoke in the first class cabin of the aircraft.

British Airways said that the aircraft is being checked at Baku.


“We apologise to our customers for the delay to their travels following a suspected technical issue with a flight from Mumbai to London. Engineers in Baku are checking the aircraft and we are awaiting more information about the situation,” the airline said in a statement.