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Air India Flight Diverted: San Francisco-Delhi flight, made an emergency landing in Mongolia due to technical fault

By: Kashish Chawla

On: Tuesday, November 4, 2025 11:16 AM

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Air India Flight Diverted: Air India Flight Diverted: An Air India flight from San Francisco to Delhi had to be landed midway due to a suspected technical fault. Official statement has been issued, mentioning that flight AI174 from San Francisco to Delhi via Kolkata had to be landed midway in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia due to suspected Technical fault. Hereby, the Plane has landed safely in Ulaanbaatar and all necessary checkups are being made.

Air India Flight Diverted: Safety of passengers and crew is a priority

Air India Flight Diverted
Air India Flight Diverted (source: social media)

Spokesperson from Air India stated that airline is working with its partners to assist all passengers and ensuring that they are transported to their destinations as quick as possible. Air India apologised to passengers, mentioning that, “We regret inconvenience caused to all passengers due to sudden technical glitches. At Air India, the safety of passengers and crew is our top priority.”

Update on AI174: AI174 of 02 November 2025, operating from San Francisco to Delhi, made a precautionary landing at laabaatar International Airport in Mongolia. Air India has provided immediate assistance to all passengers with the help of their partners and local authorities.

Air India Flight Diverted: Technical Problem in Air India Flight: Suspected Technical Fault

According to information on the Air India flight status tracking system, AI174 departed from San Francisco at 2:47 pm on November 2 and landed in Ulaanbaatar at around 7:40 pm. previously, in October, an Air India flight from Mumbai to Newark, New Jersey, USA, had to return after takeoff due to a technical fault.

Air India News Today: Alternative arrangements for flight

Air India Flight Diverted
Air India Flight Diverted (source: social media)

Air India issued a statement after the emergency landing of the plane, saying that on November 2, 2025, flight A1174 from San Francisco to Delhi made a precautionary landing at Ulaanbaatar International Airport, Mongolia. With the help of our partners and local authorities, Air India provided immediate assistance to the passengers. They were served meals on board and provided hotel accommodation. Alternate arrangements are being made for the passengers for their flight to Delhi.

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Kashish Chawla

Kashish Chawla is a content writer at Punjab Kesari. A journalist with 1.5+ experience years across digital media. She is graduated from Bachelors in Journalism and Mass communication from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, worked with Zee Media as a website content writer, and as a reported with Indianewslive.