Air India flight AI-173, carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members, was on Tuesday forced to land at an airport in Russia’s Far East owing to some engine snag. The flight, being operational from Delhi to San Francisco, had developed a technical issue with one of its engines and it was diverted to land at Magadan. Air India sent a reserve aircraft on Wednesday, carrying food and other essentials for the passengers stranded there.
Here are six points that unveil the incident and further development.
Air India ferry flight takes off for Russia
