Air India announced on Friday that they received regulatory clearances for a relief flight from Mumbai to Russia’s Krasnoyarsk, where 225 passengers and 19 crew members of a flight to San Francisco were stranded. The Indian Embassy in Moscow confirmed that three senior officials and an interpreter are on the ground in Krasnoyarsk to assist the passengers.
“An Embassy team of three senior officials and an interpreter is on the ground in Krasnoyarsk to assist the passengers of Air India flight to San Francisco which made an emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk last night,” the embassy stated.
The embassy added, “The team is coordinating with airport and security authorities and a representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry to provide all possible assistance to the passengers. The team will stay on the ground in Krasnoyarsk until Air India’s replacement plane arrives and takes the passengers on their onward journey.”
Air India stated, “Regulatory clearances have been obtained for a relief flight that will depart Mumbai at 11:00 hrs IST and ferry the guests out of Krasnoyarsk International Airport later today.”
India in Russia tweeted, “An Embassy team of three senior officials and an interpreter is on the ground in Krasnoyarsk to assist the passengers of Air India flight to San Francisco which made an emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk last night. The team is coordinating with airport and security authorities and a representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry to provide all possible assistance to the passengers. The team will stay on the ground in Krasnoyarsk until Air India’s replacement plane arrives and takes the passengers on their onward journey.”
India in Russia tweets, "An Embassy team of three senior officials and interpreter is on ground in Krasnoyarsk to assist the passengers of Air India flight to San Francisco which made emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk last night. The team is coordinating with airport and security… pic.twitter.com/YwxSZTssrq
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Flight AI183 from New Delhi to San Francisco was diverted to Russia due to a technical issue. The flight made a precautionary landing at Krasnoyarsk International Airport on Thursday after the cockpit crew detected a potential issue in the cargo hold area.
In Friday’s statement, Air India mentioned that local support was assisting passengers, who had to stay in the terminal because they did not have Russian visas. Representatives from the Indian consulate in Moscow traveled overnight to work with Russian authorities to facilitate moving passengers to hotels.
“Food and beverage amenities at the terminal, which were closed for the evening, have now opened and meals are being provided to all passengers. Representatives from the Indian consulate in Moscow have traveled overnight and are working with Russian authorities to allow passengers to move to hotels, which have been on standby throughout the night,” the airline added.