Air India pilots didn't know plane hit wall, flew it for 4 hrs
Pilots of the Dubai-bound Air India Express flight carrying 130 passengers were unaware of the plane hitting the wall at the Trichy airport during takeoff on Friday at 1:30 am. When alerted by the Air Traffic Control, the pilots diverted the flight and landed around 5:30 am in Mumbai, where the tear on the aircraft's underbelly was noticed.