Stranded fighter jet departs after repairs and social media fame


Off air: The stealth fighter was grounded at Thiruvanantha­­puram International Airport in Kerala due to technical snags. — AP

A British F-35B figh­ter jet stranded at an Indian airport for more than a month, sparking memes and cartoons on social media, took off after being repaired by a team of UK engineers, an Indian official said.

The stealth fighter, one of the world’s most advanced and costing around US$115mil, was grounded at Thiruvanantha­puram International Airport in the southern state of Kerala due to technical snags.

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