While regretting the disruption to its customers, Air India said the affected people have been offered the option of alternative flights or a full refund for the cancelled flight.
Air India flight AI 173 operating Delhi-SFO on June 6, carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew on board, was diverted to the Magadan port city in far east Russia following a mid-air glitch in one of the Boeing 777-200LR aircraft engines.
Air India flight: 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 (local time).
This development comes after an Air India flight which was headed to San Francisco from New Delhi, was diverted to Magadan on Tuesday after a technical issue with one of its engines.
Air India flight: Addressing the regular press briefing, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said that the situation is continuously being monitored as the US-bound flight had to make an emergency landing in Russia.
According to an Air India official, the flight landed safely in Russia.
Wilson, who is piloting Air India's massive expansion plans in terms of fleet as well as routes, also said that IndiGo succeeding well and Tata airlines coming together provides a good competitor to the strength of IndiGo.
Air India spokesperson said that the passenger's unruly behavior continued after landing at Delhi airport. A report was filed on the incident to the regulator.
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson has said that they are hiring 550 cabin crew members, 50 pilots every month and expects delivery of new aircraft by year end.
Air India flight turbulence: "During flight seven passengers reported minor sprain. Cabin crew provided the first aid with the assistance of a doctor and a Nurse travelling as passengers, using an onboard first aid kit," the official said.
Air India CEO had received a complaint in this regard from one of the operating crew member of the flight. However, the organization did not take prompt corrective action. The complainant approached the DGCA.
The Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) and the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) had opposed the airline’s revised compensation structure introduced on April 17.
As per the airline, the permanent general cadre officers who have reached the age of 40 or older are eligible for the offer.
Air India news: The female passenger was immediately administered medical treatment and rushed to the hospital soon after the plane landed.
Vistara operated a Boeing 787 aircraft on the Delhi-Mumbai route using sustainable aviation fuel.
Go First bankruptcy: Recently, Air India had advertised that the airline will hire more than 1,000 pilots for its fleet with the tagline "Let's fly to new heights, together."
Business news: Under this partnership, passengers will now be able to receive their boarding passes at the first point of departure for all the travel sectors on a single ticket, and have their baggage checked-in through to their final destinations.
Woman in cockpit: DGCA has issued a show-cause notice to Air India CEO Wilson over the Dubai-Delhi flight incident in which the pilot allowed a female friend inside the cockpit.
We are offering multiple opportunities and accelerated growth across our A320, B777, B787 and B737 fleet for captains and first officers, as well as trainers, Air India said.
The incident had come to light after a cabin crew member of the flight filed a complaint with the DGCA about the pilot allowing a female friend into the cockpit. The incident happened on February 27.
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