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AI plane loses ATC contact over Hungary, escorted by fighter jets

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
A London-bound Air India aircraft from Ahmedabad today had to be escorted by fighter jets after it lost contact with the Air Traffic Control while flying over Hungary.

The plane, with 231 passengers and 18 crew members onboard, lost contact with the ATC due to "frequency fluctuation", an Air India spokesperson said.

The aircraft, which took off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airpot in Ahmedabad at 0700 hours, landed safely at London's Heathrow Airport at 11.05 hours (local time), the spokesperson said.

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First Published: Mar 10 2017 | 7:28 PM IST

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