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Air India Repatriates 228 From Ulaanbaatar After San FranciscoDelhi Flight Diverts

A relief Boeing 787 returned the group to Delhi, with the diverted aircraft remaining under inspection in Ulaanbaatar.

Overview

  • Relief flight AI183 landed in Delhi on Wednesday morning carrying 228 passengers and 17 crew who were stranded in Mongolia.
  • Flight AI174, a Boeing 777 from San Francisco to Delhi via Kolkata, diverted to Ulaanbaatar on November 2 after the crew suspected a technical issue.
  • The diverted jet is undergoing technical checks in Mongolia and will return to service only after engineers and authorities clear it.
  • Air India, the Indian Embassy in Mongolia and local authorities provided meals, hotel accommodation and immigration facilitation for travelers.
  • Air India described the diversion as a safety precaution, apologized for the disruption, and the rerouting was corroborated by Flightradar24 with no injuries reported.