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This video has been shared by a passenger on Twitter. He claims that passengers are facing problems in Russia.
Air India flight left India at 1 pm today for Indian passengers stranded in Russia. These passengers had left for America yesterday.
On the way, the plane’s engine malfunctioned. After which emergency landing was done in Russia. Passengers are facing a lot of problems after reaching Russia. A passenger shared some of the videos on Twitter.
Passenger claims toilet and bathroom arrangement is also not good.
Passengers claim, trouble is happening
Passenger claims that there is a problem in eating and drinking as seafood and non-veg are available. Some people are eating only bread and soup. At the same time, people had to sleep by laying mattresses on the ground.
20 people are kept in one room. Toilet and bathroom facilities are also not good. Apart from this, there is also a problem due to the language.
Air India sending relief material
In view of the inconvenience caused to the passengers, essential goods have also been sent along with the flight which has left for Russia today. An aircraft carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members of AI173 flight left Mumbai today, Air India said in a statement. Which will further take them to San Francisco. Relief material has also been sent along with the aircraft for the passengers.
This official statement has been issued by Air India. The company has shared this statement on Twitter.
Russian officials helping Indian passengers
Air India further said that talks have been held with the local authorities at Magadan Airport. He talked about giving all possible help to the passengers stuck there.
Air India does not have any employees in Magadan or nearby Russian cities. Nevertheless, the company has made arrangements for the passengers to stay in hotels with the help of the local government officials.
America is also keeping an eye on the flight
On the other hand, America also said that it is constantly monitoring the situation of flight divert. It is not yet known how many US citizens were on board at this time, said Vedant Patel, principal deputy spokesman for the US State Department. This flight was coming to San Francisco, obviously there would be some Americans on board.
Sudden fault in the engine of the aircraft, emergency landing took place yesterday
An Air India flight going from Delhi to San Francisco, USA had to make an emergency landing in Magadan, Russia on Tuesday. Due to a sudden engine failure, the plane had to be diverted to Magadan.
Airline company officials said that on June 6, Air India flight AI-173 flew from Delhi to San Francisco. He had to divert after a technical fault in the engine and got a safe landing at Magadan Airport in Russia. Read full news…