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Air India flight AI2379 experienced a sudden loss of altitude during cruise on its Phuket-Delhi service on Aug. 4, injuring 13 passengers and four crew, according to the airline. The A320neo continued normally and landed safely in Delhi at 11:07 a.m. IST; India’s DGCA is probing the event.
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Air India flight AI2379 experienced a sudden loss of altitude during cruise on its Phuket-Delhi service on Aug. 4, injuring 13 passengers and four crew, according to the airline. The A320neo continued normally and landed safely in Delhi at 11:07 a.m. IST; India’s DGCA is probing the event.
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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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