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Monday, October 19, 2009 (17:38:29) |
| Tags : India, Mumbai, US military aircraft, Indian Air Force, IAF |
Grounded US plane takes off from Mumbai |
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| Mumbai: A chartered US military aircraft, which was detained in Mumbai on Oct 18 due to a discrepancy in its call sign, took off today for Bangkok after a 33-hour delay, airport officials said.
The aircraft took off shortly after 5 p.m. from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, where it had been parked since early on Oct 18.
The aircraft was ordered to land by the Indian Air Force (IAF) and was cleared by Indian security agencies on Oct 18 afternoon.
The customs and immigration departments again checked the aircraft before it was finally given the green signal to depart, officials said.
The plane, carrying 205 marines on a holiday trip to Bangkok, could not take off on Oct 18 on account of a dispute over payment of certain charges by the aircraft to the Air Traffic Control and other procedural issues.
The US Embassy in New Delhi and the US consulate in Mumbai had decided to put up the marines and the crew members in a nearby hotel for an overnight halt.
Accordingly, after processing their visa and other documents, the passengers and crew checked into Hotel Hyatt Regency adjacent to the airport. (IANS) |
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