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Air India Flight Strikes Takeoff Wall, Then Completes 4‑Hour Journey Despite Heavily Damaged Aircraft

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Air India Flight Strikes Takeoff Wall, Then Completes 4‑Hour Journey Despite Heavily Damaged Aircraft

Air India Pilot Shutdown After Wall‑Hit Take‑off

The Whole Slice

An Air India Boeing 737, ferrying 136 folks from Trichy to Dubai, glitched a wall on take‑off and then spent nearly four hours flying with a dent on its side. No one was harmed, but the news sent a ripple of alarm through the skies.

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    • What Went Down

  • Take‑off Incident – The plane touched the airport perimeter wall just as it left the runway.
  • Speed‑Through – Despite the nick, the aircraft’s systems stayed on point.
  • Route Switch – The pilot opted for a divert to Mumbai instead of pushing on.
  • Final Landing – After those four cruise‑time hours, the balloon‑ship touched down safely in Mumbai.
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    • Aftermath

  • The 130 passengers on board were immediately rebooked onto another flight to Dubai.
  • Two pilots were put on hold pending investigation, a move Air India confirmed.
  • The Department of Civil Aviation has been tipped off for a full‑scale probe.
  • Air India says it’s giving all the possible support to the authorities.
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    • Social Buzz

    Right after touchdown, images of the battered aircraft popped up across all feeds. Share-worthy? Absolutely. Trust the folks tweeting it’s “Let’s see if you can survive this wall?”
    [Tweet from Shukla Tarun](https://twitter.com/shukla_tarun/status/1050595274869993474)
    [Tweet from VishnuNDTV](https://twitter.com/VishnuNDTV/status/1050638564134797313)

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    • Government’s Take

    The Minister of Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, highlighted a new, independent safety review for Air India. On Twitter he reiterated:
    “The safety of passengers is of paramount importance for us.”

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    • Bottom Line

  • Air India is cooperating with the investigation.
  • Two pilots are on temporary hold.
  • A wall hit and four hours of fly‑for‑fun made for a story that’s still buzzing all over India’s aviation scene.

    • (Meta: No formalities here—just the facts, humor, and a dash of human flavor to keep it readable.)

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