Ulaanbaatar/New Delhi, Nov 4 (UNI) A New Delhi-bound Air India flight AI174, which took off from San Francisco in the US on November 2, was diverted to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, as a precautionary measure due to a suspected technical issue. The airlines has sent a relief flight to bring the 228 passengers to New Delhi.
The Indian Embassy in Ulaanbaatar posted that on November 3, Air India Flight AI 174, operating from San Francisco to New Delhi via Kolkata, made a precautionary landing at around 1959 hrs at Ulaanbaatar International Airport in Mongolia.
On receipt of information from Air India, one hour prior to the landing, a team of Embassy officials were immediately deputed at the Airport to facilitate immigration and hotel stay of the 228 passengers plus crew members.
With the assistance of the Embassy Consular team, all immigration and visa facilitation, transportation, hotel accommodation, etc. was arranged in coordination with the Mongolian Authorities.
“Embassy of India is extending all possible assistance to the passengers and Air India,” it said in a post on X.
Air India in a post today said that it is sending a relief flight to ferry the passengers to New Delhi.
“Air India will be operating a relief flight to ferry the passengers of flight AI174 (San Francisco–Delhi of 02 November), which was diverted to Ulaanbaatar on Monday.
“The ferry flight AI183 is scheduled to depart Delhi this afternoon and return with the affected passengers on Wednesday morning. Air India, along with local authorities and the Indian Embassy in Mongolia, has been looking after the passengers and crew, including providing them hotel accommodation.
“Guests have been kept informed about the arrangements being made to fly them to Delhi. At Air India, the safety and wellbeing of our passengers and crew remain top priority.”
