Mumbai-bound Air India flight from San Francisco hits engine snag; passengers deplaned

An Air India flight from San Francisco to Mumbai via Kolkata experienced a technical snag in its engine, due to which passengers had to be deplaned during a scheduled halt at the city’s airport on Tuesday.

Flight AI180 arrived at the city’s airport on time at 12:45 am, but a technical issue in the left engine caused a delay in its departure.

Around 5:20 am, an announcement was made on board asking all passengers to deplane. The aircraft’s captain informed passengers that the decision was taken in the interest of flight safety.

More details awaited...