SFO-bound flight stranded in Russia, rescue plane sent to get them

A second plane has been sent to rescue the passengers aboard an SFO-bound flight that needed to land unexpectedly in Russia earlier this week. The Air India flight, a Boeing 777 with 216 passengers and 16 crew, took off from New Delhi and was forced to land at Magadan airport in Siberia on Tuesday. Air India said the plane “developed a technical issue with one of its engines” that prompted the emergency landing. No one was injured, but the passengers have been stuck at makeshift Siberian lodgings ever since —...