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DGCA investigates Air India flight after mid-air altitude drop injures 13 passengers, four crew
DGCA investigates Air India flight after mid-air altitude drop injures 13 passengers, four crew
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation opened a detailed investigation after Air India flight AI2379, an Airbus A320neo travelling from Phuket to Delhi, experienced a momentary altitude variation during cruise on Tuesday…
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation opened a detailed investigation after Air India flight AI2379, an Airbus A320neo travelling from Phuket to Delhi, experienced a momentary altitude variation during cruise on Tuesday before stabilising and landing safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport at 11:07 am. The aircraft was carrying 137 passengers, including three infants, and eight crew members. Thirteen passengers and four cabin crew were injured, medical teams attended to all passengers and crew on arrival as a precaution, five passengers were later discharged, and the rest were reported stable and continuing treatment. The aircraft, registered VT-EXO, was moved to a hangar, and its flight data and cockpit voice recorders were secured for examination. Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu visited the injured at Fortis Hospital. Air India said it was fully cooperating with the investigation and that the aircraft manufacturer had been notified.
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The account is built almost entirely on the Ministry of Civil Aviation's statement, with an Air India spokesperson quoted on cooperation with investigators and notification of the aircraft manufacturer, so the event is described in the ministry's phrase, a momentary altitude variation, while the outlet's own opening line calls it a sudden loss of altitude. No cause is given, and the injury count of 13 passengers and four cabin crew is the single available measure of severity. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation's examination of the flight data and cockpit voice recorders secured from VT-EXO is what will establish what happened.
Source: TheHinduBusinessLine
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