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Air India flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi briefly lost about 300 feet in cruise, injuring 13 passengers and four crew members and damaging the cabin. Initially attributed to severe clear-air turbulence, the event is now under DGCA investigation amid reported questions about a transient technical fault.
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Air India flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi briefly lost about 300 feet in cruise, injuring 13 passengers and four crew members and damaging the cabin. Initially attributed to severe clear-air turbulence, the event is now under DGCA investigation amid reported questions about a transient technical fault.
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Air India Flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi experienced severe clear-air turbulence and a reported 300-foot altitude loss during cruise. Seventeen passengers were injured, while the Airbus A320neo landed safely in Delhi; Indian authorities have opened an investigation into the aircraft’s momentary altitude variation.
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