Air India has scheduled an additional flight from Milan to Delhi today to bring back home 256 passengers who have been stranded in Milan since last Friday, October 17.

The passengers' trip was delayed after their original flight, AI138, was cancelled on Friday due to a technical issue. The airline's Boeing 787 Dreamliner (VT-ANN) had encountered the technical issue upon landing in Milan, preventing the aircraft from operating the return journey to Delhi.

Assistance and compensation provided

Air India said in a X (formerly Twitter) post that the “Flight AI138D will depart from Milan at 1900 hrs (local time) and arrive in Delhi on the morning of 20 October.”

The airline also noted that it has extended all immediate assistance to the affected passengers, including providing hotel accomm

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