An Air India spokesperson said, “Due to technical reasons, the aircraft made a short stop in Anchorage. San Francisco. Total delay he was less than 4 hours. Approximately 300 people were on board the aircraft, including 282 passengers.
Flight AI 175 took off from Bangalore at 1:25 pm on Sunday, according to a flight-tracking site.
As it left mainland China from the Shanghai side to begin its long ocean journey, the B777 performed several maneuvers before continuing on.
The aircraft diverted to Anchorage and landed safely at 2:20 pm on Sunday (all times local). The 777 departed Anchorage two hours later at 4:18 p.m., headed to its destination and landed at 9:21 p.m. Sunday.
In June this year, AI’s Delhi-San Francisco route was diverted to Russia due to engine trouble.