Air India's ferry flight lands in San Francisco after 2 days
New Delhi, June 8: An Air India ferry flight that was moved from Mumbai to pick up passengers stranded for nearly two days in Russia's Magadan safely landed in San Francisco.
An Air India flight, headed to San Francisco from New Delhi with 216 passengers and 16 crew was diverted to Magadan in Russia on Tuesday after a technical issue with one of its engines.
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As per the airline, Flight AI173D landed safely in San Francisco (SFO) at 0007 hours on 08 June 2023 (local time).
"All our passengers are being extended maximum on-ground assistance with clearance formalities and provided other necessary support," Air India said in a tweet.
The ferry flight is carrying essentials in addition to a sufficient amount of food to cater to all passengers. "An Air India team is on board the flight to provide any support that the passengers and staff at GDX may require. The ferry flight is carrying essentials in addition to a sufficient amount of food to cater to all passengers on the onward flight scheduled from GDX to San Francisco (SFO)," it read.
UPDATE: AI173D TOUCHES DOWN IN SAN FRANCISCO
Flight AI173D from Magadan (GDX) landed safely in San Francisco (SFO) at 0007 Hours on 08 June 2023 (local time).
All our passengers are being extended maximum on-ground assistance with clearance formalities and provided other… — Air India (@airindia) June 8, 2023
Earlier, Air India said in a statement it was in touch with the authorities at Magadan airport, which extended all necessary cooperation and support to the passengers upon the flight's touchdown in the Russian city. "We can confirm that all passengers were eventually moved to a makeshift accommodation, after making sincere attempts to accommodate passengers in hotels locally with the help of local government authorities," Air India added in its statement.
- With inputs from agencies
