AI to operate alternate aircraft to fly its passengers from Russia's Magadan Airport

Updated: Jun 6 2023 10:01PM

AI to operate alternate aircraft to fly its passengers from Russia's Magadan Airport

Mumbai, Jun 6 (PTI) Air India said on Tuesday it will operate an alternate aircraft on Wednesday to fly its passengers from Russia's Magadan Airport, where its Delhi-San Francisco flight was diverted due to a mid-air glitch in one of the aircraft engines.

All the passengers and crew are accommodated in local hotels in Magadan, Air India said in a statement.

Earlier, the airline had informed that its flight AI173 of date (June 6) operating Delhi-San Francisco with 216 passengers and 16 crew on board was diverted to Magadan Airport, where it landed safely.

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