Air India flight that was flying from Delhi to San Francisco, and made an emergency landing in Russias Madagan after developing a technical snag in the engine on Tuesday. And on Thursday, according to the official statements, the air carrier took off for its destination carrying 232 passengers.Due to an engine issue, flight AI173 from Delhi was diverted to Magadan in Russia on Tuesday, according to a statement from the Tata Group-owned private airline. With 216 passengers and 16 crew members on board, the Boeing 777-200 LR aircraft made a safe landing.A senior Air India official announced on Thursday that flight AI173D from Magadan, Russia (GDX) to San Francisco (SFO) is currently airborne and carrying all passengers and staff.According to him, the flight departed GDX at 10:27 am local time on June 8 and is scheduled to arrive at SFO at 00:15 am local time on June 8, 2023.Taking it to Twitter Air India informed, “Air India has mobilised additional on-ground support at SFO to carry out the clearance formalities for all passengers upon arrival. The team at SFO 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.”UPDATE: AIR INDIA FLIGHT AI173D TAKES OFF FOR SAN FRANCISCO FROM MAGADANFlight 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 Apart from the aircraft carrier also assured that all the clearance formalities are done smoothly for all the passengers upon arrival.The team in San Francisco is also prepared to provide all necessary assistance to the passengers, the officials confirmed.
