This is the moment a former Air India plane appears wedged between an overpass and the motorway near a major airport during transportation.
The incident was filmed on the Gurgaon-Delhi Expressway near the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the Indian capital New Delhi on 2nd October.
The footage shows a plane with Air India on the side that appears wedged between a footbridge and the road it is being transported on.
Meanwhile, cars and buses speed by as the plane remains rooted to the spot.
After the footage was widely shared on social media, netizens speculated as to how the Air India plane became stuck there, prompting the airline to issue a statement.
India’s national carrier explained that the plane had been decommissioned and sold: “This is a deregistered scrapped aircraft of Air India which has been sold off. This was transported last night by the party. Air India has got no connection whatsoever with the aircraft under any circumstances.”
Indian journalist Deepak Sharma said on Twitter: “The aircraft, seems an old one, was being transported on a large vehicle when it got stuck under the overbridge. A negligence on part of officials and transporter.”
Reports did not mention how the situation resolved itself. It is also unclear if the local authorities are investigating the plane’s new owners over the incident.
