Air India flight makes precautionary landing in Mongolia; Indian Embassy assists passengers

New Delhi, Nov 04: An Air India flight from San Francisco to New Delhi made a precautionary landing at Ulaanbaatar International Airport in Mongolia on Monday evening, prompting swift assistance from the Indian Embassy. According to the Embassy of India in Mongolia, Flight AI 174, operating on the San Francisco–New Delhi route via Kolkata, landed safely at around 19:59 hours on November 3 after the airline decided to make a precautionary landing.

The embassy said it was alerted by Air India about an hour before the landing. “A team of Embassy officials was immediately deputed at the airport to facilitate immigration and hotel stay of the 228 passengers and crew members,” the Embassy said in a statement.

“With the assistance of our Consular team, all immigration and visa facilitation, transportation, and hotel accommodation were arranged in coordination with the Mongolian authorities. The passengers are being looked after,” the statement added.

Air India has informed that a recovery aircraft from India is expected to reach Ulaanbaatar by the evening of November 4 to fly the stranded passengers back to India the same night. “The Embassy of India is extending all possible assistance to the passengers and Air India,” the mission said, thanking Mongolian authorities for their support and cooperation.