US plane with marines takes off

Mumbai: The Bangkok-bound chartered US plane carrying 189 American marines, which was grounded at the Mumbai airport for flying over Indian airspace without getting mandatory military clearance, took off today after an over 33-hour halt.
"The aircraft took off for Utapao in Bangkok from Mumbai International Airport at 1734 hours," a Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) spokesperson told PTI here. The aircraft left after spending 33 hours and 42 minutes at the Mumbai airport.
It was ordered to land in Mumbai yesterday after it entered Indian airspace without mandatory permission.
19/10/09 Press Trust of India

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