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• Vikram Kumar
Air India flight AI2379, carrying 137 passengers and eight crew members, encountered severe clear-air turbulence during its Phuket–Delhi service, producing a sudden 300-foot altitude loss. The aircraft landed safely in Delhi, but 17 people were injured, including eight passengers and four crew members hospitalized; India’s DGCA is investigating.
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Air India flight AI2379, carrying 137 passengers and eight crew members, encountered severe clear-air turbulence during its Phuket–Delhi service, producing a sudden 300-foot altitude loss. The aircraft landed safely in Delhi, but 17 people were injured, including eight passengers and four crew members hospitalized; India’s DGCA is investigating.
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