Air India flight from San Francisco to Mumbai faces mid-air engine glitch, passengers deplaned in Kolkata

Around 5:20 AM, the crew made an announcement asking all passengers to get off the plane. The pilot informed everyone that the decision was taken to ensure everyone’s safety.

Jun 17, 2025 - 08:30
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Air India flight from San Francisco to Mumbai faces mid-air engine glitch, passengers deplaned in Kolkata

An Air India flight coming from San Francisco to Mumbai had a technical downside with one in all its engines accurate thru a discontinuance at Mumbai Airport early Tuesday. The flight, AI180, landed on time at 12:45 AM. Nonetheless, a fault was once stumbled on within the left engine, which introduced about a lengthen within the next takeoff.

Spherical 5:20 AM, the crew made an announcement asking all passengers to discover off the airplane. The pilot told every person that the resolution was once taken to make certain every person’s security.

In a video from the ground, the left engine of the Air India airplane may be viewed stationed on the tarmac at Kolkata airport, with ground workers inspecting the house.

This incident took space good 5 days after one other excessive Air India accident. Flight AI-171, which was once flying from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Global Airport to London’s Gatwick Airport, crashed into the BJ Medical College hostel constructing quickly after take-off.

There had been 242 of us on board: 230 passengers, 10 cabin crew participants, and a couple of pilots. Tragically, every person on the airplane died within the crash, as adverse to for one British national named Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, who survived however was once severely injured.

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