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Air India said that the replacement flight will take all passengers and crew to San Francisco. This plane has left for Magadan from Mumbai. It will reach at 6.30 am local time (1 pm Indian time).
NDTV spoke to passenger Girwan Singh and his younger brother Jaywant. When asked how difficult it was for him, Girvan said, “The first day was very difficult for all of us. The weather was bad and cold and there was a strong wind. I was in half-sleeves and shorts. When When we reached the hotel room, we didn’t have food or water for two to three hours, we got water at around three in the morning.
Girvan said that they can stay for another day. He said, “The problem is that a lot of people are vegetarian and the city of Magadan is next to the port. We don’t have many options here for vegetarian food. I’m having bread and milk and some soup for breakfast.”
When asked about reports of other passengers staying in dormitories and basketball courts, Girvan said, “Fortunately our batch, our bus was taken to the women’s hostel in Magadan, so we were lucky… I saw some videos In which 10 or 30 people are sleeping in a classroom. It looks very uncomfortable.”
Girvan said he was sitting next to a 96-year-old woman who told him she was moving to San Francisco in six or seven months. He told that, “He has a limited amount of medicines only for one or two days. So it is becoming difficult for him to manage.”
Jaywant reiterated his brother Girwan’s statement that he did not get food or water for the first few hours. He said, “It is not very difficult. By the second day everyone has settled down. The only problem is the food.”
Girvan said that there is also a language barrier. When asked if people are helping him, he said, “Except for the food and language barrier, the Russian authorities are helping us. They have provided a translator for all of us who will translate our words to the Russian authorities.” Delivering. He has been very helpful for us so far.
Air India flight AI173 carrying 16 crew members and 216 passengers was diverted to Magadan on Tuesday.
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