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A day after an Air India flight from Delhi to San Francisco made an emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk International Airport (KJA) in Russia, Air India on Friday said that its special flight has left Mumbai for Russia to take the stranded passengers on their onward journey to San Francisco read more
 "Air India relief flight leaves for Russia to ferry stranded passengers at Krasnoyarsk to US")
The airline said that a team, including crew and security personnel, are on board the flight to provide any support that the passengers and staff at KJA may require. Screengrab
A day after an Air India flight from Delhi to San Francisco made an emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk International Airport (KJA) in Russia, Air India on Friday said that its special flight has left Mumbai for Russia to take the stranded passengers on their onward journey to San Francisco.
#WATCH | A special flight of Air India left from Mumbai for Russia earlier this afternoon, to take the stranded passengers on their onward journey to San Francisco. AI183 of 18 July 2024 operating from Delhi to San Francisco had made a precautionary landing at Krasnoyarsk… pic.twitter.com/ihgJ5QAgRA
— ANI (@ANI) July 19, 2024The airline had to divert its Delhi-San Francisco flight with 225 passengers and 19 crew members to the Russian city on Thursday after the cockpit crew detected a potential issue in the cargo hold area of the Boeing 777 aircraft.
Taking to X, Air India said, “Our ferry flight AI1179 from Mumbai (BOM) to Krasnoyarsk, Russia (KJA) is now airborne, and is expected to arrive at KJA at 2000 Hrs (local time) on 19 July 2024.”
The airline said that a team, including crew and security personnel, are on board the flight to provide any support that the passengers and staff at KJA may require.
“The ferry flight is carrying essentials in addition to sufficient amount of food for all passengers. The aircraft will ferry all passengers and crew out of KJA at the earliest. We have also set up a dedicated hotline for the family, relatives, and friends of AI183 guests for any information they may require: India - 011 - 69329301 USA - +13177390126. We will share further updates when available,” the airline added on X.
Earlier in the day, Air India had said that regulatory clearances had been obtained for a relief flight, which would depart from Mumbai to fly the stranded passengers from the Russian airport.
After the flight made a precautionary landing at KJA, Air India said its local support was activated to assist passengers, who were required by authorities to remain in the terminal building in the absence of Russian visas.
Food and beverage amenities at the terminal, which were closed for the evening, have now opened and meals are being provided to all passengers, the airline said.
Moreover, representatives from the Indian consulate in Moscow have travelled overnight and are working with the Russian authorities to allow passengers to move to hotels, which have been on standby throughout the night, said the airline.
With inputs from agencies
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