Air India to perform pooja to ward off evil befallen aircraft

Mumbai: Air-India (A-I) says it will not let this jinxed plane fly without performing a pooja. The Boeing 747 VT-AIM was grounded in April after it suffered three flat tyres in five months.
“It will be put to use only after a pooja is performed on an auspicious day, to ward off all evil that has befallen the aircraft,” said a senior A-I engineering official. According to A-I officials, Vaastu experts will also be consulted on the aircraft’s release date. “We normally hold a pooja when a new aircraft is brought in, but this is the first time that a pooja will be organised after repairs,” said an official.
After the VT-AIM was grounded, A-I announced a high-level inquiry into the tyre bursts. The defects in the aircraft pointed out by the committee were rectified after it was repaired and serviced at the Kalina hangar.Last week, it did a couple of test flights and was declared fit. But the aircraft has not been put into service.
24/05/06 Kashif Khusro/Mid-Day Mumbai

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