Air India jet hits wall on take-off, then flies for 4 hours with damaged body

The Boeing 737 suffered the damage as it left Trichy in southern India bound for Dubai.PHOTOS: TWITTER/TARUN SHUKLA, TWITTER/VISHNU SOM.

NEW DELHI (AFP): Air India on Friday (Oct 12) grounded two pilots after one of its jets carrying 136 people hit an airport perimeter wall on take-off and then flew for almost four hours with a damaged body, officials said.

The Boeing 737 suffered the damage as it left Trichy in southern India bound for Dubai.