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Attention flyers! Air India has warned of possible delays after check-in systems at some other airports faced problems due to a third-party connectivity network issue.

Meanwhile, Air India has been granted a temporary extension of flight duty time for two-pilot Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes flying on European routes, which have become longer due to the closure of Pakistani airspace, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said.

Air India is operating a special relief flight, AI183, to Ulaanbaatar to bring back 228 passengers stranded after their San Francisco-Delhi flight, AI174, was diverted due to a suspected technical issue.

The flight (AIC 2487, A320 Neo, VT-EXO) was diverted to Bhopal airport after a warning was reported in the cargo hold of the plane, the airport official said.

Air India's San Francisco–Delhi flight, operating via Kolkata, made a precautionary landing at Ulaanbaatar airport in Mongolia on Sunday after the crew reported a suspected technical issue.

The passengers got stranded in the Mongolian capital on Monday after their San-Francisco to Delhi flight faced some technical glitch and was diverted to the city.