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Air India flight diverted to Russia finally arrives at SFO after 2-day ordeal

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SAN FRANCISCO - The Air India flight carrying passengers stranded in Russia finally arrived at San Francisco International Airport just after midnight Thursday, a relief to the passengers who were stranded thousands of miles from their intended destinations for two days.For the most part, they said they were treated and fed well."Finally we are here to meet our family and we are happy that we are back safe," said Grace Gollaplli. "I would like to thank the captain of Air India for making the decision to emergency land in Russia.

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