An Air India flight from San Francisco to Mumbai suffered a technical snag in one of its engines, requiring passengers to be deplaned during a scheduled halt at the city's airport early on Tuesday, June 17. Flight AI180 arrived on time at the airport at 0045 hours, but the technical snag in the left engine delayed the takeoff. At about 0520 hours, the captain of the plane announced that all the passengers were asked to deplane. The decision was made in the interest of flight safety, the captain told the passengers.
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An AI180 flight, a Boeing 777-200LR, landed in Kolkata at 12.45 am and was scheduled to depart for Mumbai at 2 am. However, a technical snag was detected in the aircraft's left engine during its scheduled halt, delaying its onward journey. Around 5.20 am, an announcement was made on board asking all passengers to deplane.