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'Opaque, unacceptable': Congress MPs write to aviation minister over Air India 'scare'; flag 'serious safety lapses'

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 12 August 2025 ()
Five Congress MPs, led by KC Venugopal, have requested a thorough investigation into alleged safety lapses on an Air India flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi. The MPs cited a delayed departure, turbulence, a weather radar failure, and a near-aborted landing in Chennai.
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