Air India has been told by India's aviation watchdog to fire three employees following recent safety lapses, it's reported.

Hindustan Times reported the move on Saturday morning. It comes less than 10 days after a deadly crash in Ahmedabad that killed all but one of 242 onboard the London-bound flight and several more on the ground.

It's not clear whether the direction from the aviation regulator is directly linked to the crash.

It's believed to be the first 787 Dreamliner crash in the aircraft's 16-year history, with a number of Air India flights cancelled in the wake of the tragedy.

Investigations are underway to establish what went wrong after the plane crashed shortly after taking off from the airport in western India.

Air India could not immediately be reached for comment. Express.co.uk has reached out to Tata Group, which owns Air India.

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