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Air India ferried 228 passengers who were stranded in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar to Delhi . The passengers were stranded in the Mongolian capital after their San Francisco-Delhi flight was diverted to the Mongolian capital on Monday due to a technical issue.
According to media reports An official said Air India’s relief flight carrying the passengers from Ulaanbaatar landed in the national capital at around 8:24 am on Wednesday. The relief flight was operated with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
There were 245 people, including 228 passengers and 17 crew members, in the Boeing 777 plane that was diverted to Ulaanbaatar, a source said on Monday. The relief flight AI183 had taken off for Ulaanbaatar on Tuesday afternoon.
On Monday, the Tata Group-owned carrier said, “AI174 operating from San Francisco to Delhi via Kolkata, made a precautionary landing at Ulaanbaatar after the flight crew suspected a technical issue en route.” The Boeing 777 aircraft, which operated the flight, had landed safely at Ulaanbaatar.
