Flight 771 first made communications with Bombay Flight Information Center at 17:20, during which the flight requested a weather forecast for landing, as well as stating their estimated time of arrival to be 18:45 and their altitude to be 36,000 feet.
O voo 771 comunicouse por primeira vez co centro de información de voo de Bombai ás 17:20, e solicitou un informe meteorolóxico para a aterraxe, ademais de dicir que estimaba chegar ás 18:45 e que a súa altitude era de 36 000 pés.