Canadian Air Force Plane Ferries Stranded Air India Passengers From Iqaluit Airport to Chicago

New Delhi: A Canian Air Force aircraft is ferrying stranded passengers of an Air India flight from Iqaluit airport to Chicago, hours after flight was diverted to airport due to a bomb threat.

flight h 211 passengers, including 20 crew members.

In a statement on Wednesday, Air India said, passengers of flight AI127, which was diverted to Iqaluit in Cana on October 15, are on ir way to ir destination -- Chicago.

"Passengers are being ferried on a Canian Air Force aircraft that has taken off from Iqaluit at 03:54 hrs UTC and is expected to land in Chicago at around 07:48 hrs UTC," airline said.

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) of 03:54 hours was around 11.54 pm local time in Iqaluit.