In June 2023, another Air India flight on the same route was forced to make an emergency landing in Russia. The flight from New Delhi was stranded for a day at Sokol Airport in Magadan Oblast due to a technical issue with an engine. Passengers were taken to a makeshift shelter in a school gym.

I hope it doesn’t take too long for Air India to get another plane for the passengers. But glad there are no injuries.

A tweet from Air India:

Update #2: Air India Flight AI183

Air India flight AI183 of 18 July 2024 operating Delhi to San Francisco made a precautionary landing at Krasnoyarsk International Airport (KJA) in Russia after the cockpit crew detected a potential issue in the cargo hold area. The aircraft landed safely at KJA with all 225 passengers and 19 members of the flight crew, who have now disembarked and have been taken to the terminal building for further processes.

As Air India does not have its own staff at KJA, we are arranging for third party support to provide all necessary assistance to passengers. Air India is also in liaison with government agencies and regulatory authorities, and we are making arrangements for a ferry flight to KJA to take passengers onwards to San Francisco at the earliest.

All of us at Air India are concerned about the passengers and staff and are making every effort possible to operate the ferry flight as soon as possible, and to ensure the health, safety, and security of all while they wait. We will share further updates as soon as they are available. 12:02 PM · Jul 18, 2024