An Air India flight from New Delhi to San Francisco has been diverted to Russia after it developed an engine drawback
ByASHOK SHARMA Related Press

FILE – Air India aircrafts stand at Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport in New Delhi, India, April 29, 2011. An Air India airplane flying from New Delhi to San Francisco landed in Russia after it developed an engine drawback, officers stated on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The airplane, carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members, landed safely at Russia’s Magadan airport within the nation’s far east on Tuesday, Air India stated in an announcement. (AP Picture/Kevin Frayer, File)
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NEW DELHI — An Air India airplane flying from New Delhi to San Francisco was diverted to Russia after it developed an engine drawback, the airline stated Wednesday.
The airplane, a Boeing 777 carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members, landed safely at Russia’s Magadan airport in Siberia within the nation’s far east on Tuesday, Air India stated in an announcement.
The flight “developed a technical situation with certainly one of its engines,” it stated, including that the plane was present process security checks and the passengers had been being supplied assist on the bottom.
The airline stated later Wednesday {that a} substitute plane had taken off from Mumbai and was flying to Magadan so the stranded passengers might proceed their journey to the U.S.
The plane will take the passengers to San Francisco on Thursday, it stated.
Vedant Patel, a U.S. State Division spokesperson, stated Americans had been seemingly on the flight however couldn’t instantly verify what number of.
“We’re persevering with to observe the state of affairs,” Patel stated.
Girvaan Singh Kahma, 16, was touring on the flight along with his uncle and brother. He stated they’re barred from leaving the hostel the place they’re staying in Magadan and may’t use their bank cards to purchase issues due to sanctions over Russia’s battle on Ukraine.
“The primary day and a half was actually exhausting for all of us,” he stated. “The climate went to three to 4 levels (Celsius) within the morning, and within the evening it was bitter chilly,” he stated, including that it was getting higher with meals and a spot to sleep.
“The Russian troopers, the Russian police, the authorities, everybody working within the hostel has been treating us extraordinarily effectively,” he stated.
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Related Press writers Jerome Minerva in New York and Krutika Pathi in New Delhi contributed to this report.