Air India flight for passengers stranded in Russia lands in San Francisco
Flight AI173 from Delhi was diverted to Magadan in Russia on Tuesday owing to an engine glitch, the Tata Group-owned private carrier said in a statement.;
A replacement Air India flight - to ferry passengers stuck in Russia's remote town of Magadan after AI173 developed an engine glitch - has landed in San Francisco. The replacement plane had taken off from Mumbai airport Wednesday afternoon. All 216 passengers and 16 crew who had been stranded in Magadan are safely in San Francisco, the airline confirmed Thursday afternoon.
Flight AI173 from Delhi was diverted to Magadan in Russia on Tuesday owing to an engine glitch, the Tata Group-owned private carrier said in a statement.
The Boeing 777-200 LR aircraft, carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew, landed safely.
On Thursday, a senior official of Air India said that Flight AI173D from Magadan, Russia (GDX) is now airborne for San Francisco (SFO), carrying all passengers and crew.
The flight departed GDX at 1027 Hours on June 8 (local time) and is expected to arrive at SFO at 0015 Hours on June 8 2 (local time), he said.
Air India has mobilised additional on-ground support at SFO to carry out the clearance formalities for all passengers upon arrival.
The team at SFO is prepared to provide all necessary assistance to the passengers, including but not limited to medical care, ground transportation, and onward connections in applicable cases.