An Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London has been cancelled without explanation just five days after the devastating crash on the same route.

The carrier's Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner had due to depart from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 1.10pm local time (8.40am in the UK).

It was scheduled to arrive at London Gatwick at 6.25pm.

Local media reports hint that the cancellation of the flight, which had earlier flown from Delhi, was due to "technical issues".

And the cancellation comes mere hours after another Air India 787 made a U-turn after its pilot detected a "technical issue" mid-air.

That trip - from Hong Kong to Delhi - eventually managed to land in the Chinese territory after the fault was detected.

Last week's deadly crash, which saw just one man survive and 241 others perish, forced manufacturers Boeing into crisis mode after a year of controversies over quality, safety, and corporate culture.

CEO Kelly Ortberg had been due to talk up his firm, and landmark 787 model, at the Paris Air Show this week.

But following the crash - the first ever for a 787 - his appearance was called off.

Boeing was deemed responsible for three high-profile accidents involving 737 jets in recent years, including two fatal crashes such as a Jeju Air flight which killed 179 after trying to land without wheels.