“Air India One”, the Boeing 747 jumbo jet of the national carrier that flew Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Europe, developed a technical glitch following which Air India despatched the “standby” aircraft — another Boeing 747 — from Mumbai to Berlin in the early hours of Tuesday. Mr Modi was in Germany after visiting France. Air India has ordered a probe into the matter. The standby aircraft flew the Prime Minister onward to Canada, which is the third and final leg of his foreign visit.
The technical glitch was said to have been noticed sometime when the aircraft was flying to Germany from France. But details of the exact nature of the technical snag were not available immediately although news agency reports late on Tuesday evening said it was an “engine problem”.
“A technical problem was noticed in Air India One. Immediately the standby aircraft was despatched from Mumbai to Berlin. The airline will investigate why the technical snag occurred,” Air India sources told this newspaper.
15/04/2015/Age Correspondent New Delhi/asianage.
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The technical glitch was said to have been noticed sometime when the aircraft was flying to Germany from France. But details of the exact nature of the technical snag were not available immediately although news agency reports late on Tuesday evening said it was an “engine problem”.
“A technical problem was noticed in Air India One. Immediately the standby aircraft was despatched from Mumbai to Berlin. The airline will investigate why the technical snag occurred,” Air India sources told this newspaper.
15/04/2015/Age Correspondent New Delhi/asianage.
