NEW DELHI: Passengers aboard the Air India flight from Delhi to San Francisco which was diverted to Kolkata on December 20 due to a medical emergency mid-air, have left for San Francisco from Mumbai on Monday. Air India had arranged a special flight on Sunday night to transport passengers from Kolkata to Mumbai, where a San Francisco-bound flight had already been scheduled, said a source. "These passengers were accommodated along with passengers scheduled from Mumbai on a different flight. An Air India spokesperson said, "Flight AI179 operating from Delhi to San Francisco on 20 December was diverted to Kolkata en route due to a medical emergency on board. To expedite arrangements to fly them onwards to their destination, the passengers were flown to Mumbai from Kolkata on a special flight late last night and departed for their destination San Francisco today.

Source: Indian Express December 23, 2025 02:30 UTC