Air India 'Ferry Flight' With Stranded Passengers In Russia Departs For San Francisco

The replacement flight carrying all the passengers and crew onboard took off from Russia's Magadan for San Francisco today.

The replacement flight carrying all the passengers and crew onboard took off from Russia's Magadan for San Francisco today. ( Image Source :Getty Images )

A replacement flight carrying all the passengers and crew onboard took off from Russia's Magadan for San Francisco on Thursday. This comes after an Air India flight was forced to make an emergency landing in the remote Russian town due to a technical issue on Tuesday. "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 08 June 2023 (local time) and is expected to arrive at SFO at 0015 Hours on 08 June 2023 (local time)," Air India said in a tweet.

UPDATE: AIR INDIA FLIGHT AI173D TAKES OFF FOR SAN FRANCISCO FROM MAGADAN

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 08 June 2023 (local time) and is expected to…

— Air India (@airindia) June 7, 2023

Air India has mobilised additional on-ground support in San Francisco to carry out the clearance formalities for all passengers upon arrival. The team in San Francisco 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, as per the airline.

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.

An entirely different place, no knowledge of the language, unfamiliar food, and uncertainty - this was the situation of 216 passengers who were onboard the Delhi-San Francisco flight that made an emergency landing in the Russian town of Magadan on Tuesday. Unaware of the fact their journey would be longer than they expected, the passengers were stranded in Russia where Air India does not have any ground staff to coordinate as per its requirement.

The United States on Tuesday said it is closely monitoring the situation after a San Francisco-bound Air India flight made an emergency landing in Russia, as reported by the news agency PTI.

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