US says 'monitoring' situation after San Francisco-bound Air India flight makes emergency landing in Russia

US says 'monitoring' situation after San Francisco-bound Air India flight makes emergency landing in Russia

The United States on Tuesday said it is closely monitoring the situation after a San Francisco-bound Air India flight made an emergency landing in Russia.

Flight AI173 from Delhi was diverted to Magadan in Russia on Tuesday owing to an engine glitch, the Tata Group-owned private carrier said in a statement last evening. The flight, carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew, landed safely.