An Air India plane en route from New Delhi to Birmingham reported “technical problems” and landed in Moscow as a precaution. - Photo: Reuters
MOSCOW: An Air India Boeing 787-800 passenger plane en route from India to Britain made a precautionary landing in Moscow on Wednesday (Sept 4) due to “technical problems”, Sheremetyevo Airport said.
The plane, en route from New Delhi to Birmingham, landed safely without any injuries to all 258 passengers and 17 crew members.
The scheduled departure time of the flight was set for 9.35pm Moscow time (2.35am on Sept 5 in Singapore).
In July 2024, an Air India plane operating from Delhi to San Francisco made a precautionary landing in the Russian region of Siberia after the cockpit crew detected a potential issue in the cargo hold area.
In June 2023, an Air India Boeing plane on the same Delhi to San Francisco route was stranded for a day after reporting a technical issue. Air India sent an aircraft a day later to pick up the stranded passengers. - Reuters
