{"id":34777,"date":"2023-06-08T02:19:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T20:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=34777"},"modified":"2023-06-08T02:22:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T20:52:33","slug":"air-india-special-ferry-flight-lands-in-russia-with-food-and-more-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/08\/air-india-special-ferry-flight-lands-in-russia-with-food-and-more-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Air India Special Ferry Flight Lands in Russia with Food and More | Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

RUSSIA-<\/strong> Tata Air India (AI)<\/a> dedicated ferry flight to evacuate Delhi- San Francisco passengers land at Magadan Airport (GDX) in Russia with food and other necessary items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The special flight took off from Mumbai Airport (BOM) on Jun 7. Subsequently, after being airborne for more than Nine hours, it landed at GDX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation arrived due to an AI173 flight from Delhi (DEL) to San Francisco (SFO) over Russian airspace diverted to the Magadan Airport in Russia over a suspected Engine problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Air India Ferry Flight lands in Russia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to Flight Radar 24, the Air India AI195 operating Boeing 777 with Registration VT-ALF departed from BOM at 9:35 AM UTC due to a delay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As mentioned earlier, after nine hours, it finally made touched down at Russia’s GDX at 7:13 PM UTC. The aircraft will stay on the ground for a couple of hours or more until all stranded passengers get onboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, the AIESL MRO team will look for the defect on VT-ALH that made a diversion earlier. Subsequently, they will ferry flights after inspecting them and doing necessary maintenance work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier today, Air India issued an official statement<\/a> about the ferry flights on its social media. Further, they have set up a dedicated hotline to facilitate quicker updates to those concerned about passengers in Magadan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UPDATE: DEDICATED CUSTOMER HOTLINE SET UP

To facilitate quicker updates to those concerned about passengers in Magadan, Air India has activated a dedicated, round-the-clock hotline: +91 124 264 1427.<\/p>— Air India (@airindia) June 7, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>