Air India special flight from Ireland lands in Delhi

Air India's special flight, carrying passengers and crew who were stranded in the Irish town Shannon, landed in Delhi early morning on Thursday.

There were more than 220 passengers and each of them was offered Rs 20,000 as a goodwill gesture, according to an official.

On Monday, the airline's A350 aircraft flying from New York to Delhi was diverted to Shannon due to a technical issue.


The plane was grounded, and passengers as well as crew were stranded in the Irish town.

The special flight, operated with a Boeing 787 aircraft, had flown from Zurich to Shannon and later took off for Delhi on Wednesday afternoon.

The official said the special flight landed in the national capital on Thursday early morning.

Air India, on Monday, said the flight AI102, operating from New York (JFK) to Delhi made a precautionary diversion to Shannon, Ireland, following a suspected technical issue.

The airline had also said the aircraft landed safely at Shannon Airport at 0430 hours local time, and all passengers and crew were safe.