An Air India Boeing 787-800 plane en route from India's capital New Delhi to Birmingham made the precautionary landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport yesterday evening.
The plane landed safely without any injuries to all 258 passengers and 17 crew members who were provided with 'full assistance', airport officials said.
The aircraft had been cruising for roughly six hours at an altitude of 40,000 feet when the pilots detected a possible technical issue and made a request to land as they flew over the Russian capital.
After undergoing a litany of checks, the aircraft
was deemed safe and set off hours later, arriving safely in Birmingham late last night.
An Air India Boeing 787-800 plane en route from India's capital New Delhi to Birmingham made the precautionary landing in Moscow yesterday (An Air India Boeing 787-800 is pictured)
The aircraft had been cruising for roughly six hours at an altitude of 40,000 feet when the pilots detected a possible technical issue and chose to request to land at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport (pictured)
The aircraft had been cruising for roughly six hours at an altitude of 40,000 feet when the pilots detected a possible technical issue and chose to request to land at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport (pictured)
The airport said in a statement following the unscheduled landing yesterday: 'The aircraft's crew requested an unscheduled landing at Sheremetyevo Airport due to technical problems.
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'Airport services promptly responded to the crew's request and prepared to receive the aircraft according to the applicable emergency plan.
'The foreign crew received full assistance from the Russian airport and specialists under the applicable international convention.'
Air India operates three weekly flights between New Delhi and Birmingham using Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
In July, an Air India plane operating from Delhi to San Francisco made a precautionary landing in the Russian region of Siberia after the cockpit crew detected a potential issue in the cargo hold area.
