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Air India flight dodges tug tractor collision at Pune airport, passengers safe

Air India flight dodges tug tractor collision at Pune airport, passengers safe

New Delhi, May 17, An Air India flight, with 180 passengers onboard for Delhi, narrowly avoided a collision with a tug tractor as it was taxiing towards the runway at Pune Airport, an airline official said on Friday. The incident occurred on Wednesday at Pune airport. The plane sustained damage to its nose and a tyre near the landing gear following the encounter with the tug tractor. However, despite the incident and resulting damage, all passengers and crew members aboard were reported as safe. Air India spokesperson said, "There was an incident related to one of our aircraft, which was…
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