NEW DELHI – Air India on Friday grounded two pilots after one of its jetscarrying 136 people hit an airport perimeter wall on takeoff and then flewfor almost four hours with a damaged body, officials said.-
The Boeing 737 suffered the damage as it left Trichy in southern Indiabound for Dubai.
Officials at the airport in Tamil Nadu state “observed that aircraft mighthave come in contact with the airport perimeter wall,” said an Air Indiastatement.
“The matter was conveyed to the pilot in command. The pilot in commandreported that the aircraft systems were operating normally. It was decidedto divert the aircraft to Mumbai as a precautionary measure.”
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The jet landed in Mumbai four hours later and pictures of the damagedaircraft went viral on social media soon after it landed safely. The 130passengers were moved to a new flight to Dubai. – APP/AFP
