Air India plane flying to San Francisco lands in Russia’s Siberia after engine problem

By ASHOK SHARMA
Associated Press

NEW DELHI (AP) — An Air India flight from New Delhi to San Francisco has been diverted to Russia after it developed an engine problem. The airline says the plane, a Boeing 777 carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members, landed safely at Magadan airport in Siberia in the country’s far east. One passenger said he and his family are barred from leaving the hostel where they are staying in Magadan and can’t use their credit cards to buy things because of sanctions over Russia’s war on Ukraine. The airline says a replacement aircraft is on its way to Magadan so the stranded passengers can continue their travel to the United States.