A San Francisco-bound Air India flight from New Delhi, India was diverted to Krasnoyarsk International Airport (KJA) in Russia Thursday due to a technical issue onboard.
The Boeing 777 aircraft, operating as AI-183, departed from Delhi at 3:44 PM IST and was rerouted as a precautionary measure, the airline said.
The pilots decided to divert after receiving an “engine indicating and crew alerting system (EICAS)” message indicating a cargo hold warning. The plane landed safely in Krasnoyarsk.
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“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 airline said in a statement.
Air India has told passengers that they are actively working on resolving the technical issue and arranging for the continuation of the journey to San Francisco. A ferry flight to Russia will take passengers onwards to San Francisco as soon as possible, the airline said.
This marks the second time in a little over a year that an Air India flight on this route has made an emergency landing in Russia. In June 2023, a flight from Delhi to San Francisco was diverted to Magadan, Russia, due to a glitch in one of its engines.
At that time, the aircraft, carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members, landed safely, and passengers were later flown to their destination after a 39-hour wait.
This year, 777 aircraft have been involved in several incidents that have increased the scrutiny on an already embattled Boeing.
On March 7, a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from San Francisco to Japan lost a tire shortly after takeoff, prompting an emergency landing in Los Angeles.
Less than a week later, when a United Airlines Boeing 777-300 was forced to return to Sydney shortly after takeoff due to a fuel leak.
Then on May 21, a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-312ER encountered severe turbulence over Myanmar, resulting in one death and over 100 injuries. The plane made an emergency landing in Bangkok, leading to widespread scrutiny and an apology from the airline’s CEO.
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