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Air India flight AI173 leaves for San Francisco after making emergency landing in Russia
The Flight AI173 from Delhi was diverted to Magadan in Russia on Tuesday owing to an engine glitch. Read further on Dynamite News:
Mumbai: The Air India flight from Delhi to San Francisco, which made an emergency landing in Magadan in Russia after it developed an engine glitch, on Thursday took off for its destination with all the 232 passengers that were on board, according to an official.
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. (with PTI inputs)