Indian authorities have opened an investigation into an Air India flight that experienced a sudden loss in altitude while en route to New Delhi and caused injuries to 17 people, as eyewitnesses recalled the horrors of their turbulent experience.According to a report by Reuters, citing a government statement on Tuesday, authorities have secured the aircraft’s flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder.The Air India flight AI2379 was flying from Phuket to New Delhi earlier on Tuesday when it encountered a loss of altitude, the carrier said. The aircraft was a seven-year-old Airbus, according to Flightradar24.Carrying 137 passengers and eight crew members, the flight later landed safely in Delhi.The injured individuals comprised passengers and crew members who were taken to hospital, according to the government statement.Air India said it was cooperating with the investigation and had informed the aircraft manufacturer.Cracks on board Air India flight AI2379 after it encountered a sudden loss of altitude on Tuesday. Photo: YouTube
‘We thought we would die’: Delhi probes chaotic Air India flight that injures 17
Several passengers on board the Phuket to New Delhi flight describe people hitting their heads and being thrown in the air.
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