256 passengers bound for Delhi this Diwali are stranded in Italy. Here’s why

Hundreds of passengers, who were hoping to join their families in India for Diwali celebrations, were left stranded in Italy’s Milan after Air India’s flight AI138 to Delhi was abruptly cancelled on Friday.

The flight, which was scheduled to bring 256 passengers and 10 crew members home for Diwali, could not take off after what the airline described as an “extended technical requirement.”