Chennai: Air India's much touted Dreamliner made its first flight from New Delhi to Chennai and was accorded a water cannon salute accompanied by traditional pujas on arrival at at the airport here.
The flight commandered by Captain A S Soman touched down Chennai with 118 people amidst cheers and water cannon salute on the festival day of Vinakayaka Chaturthi.
Traditional pujas such as breaking of coconut to mark the first flight of the Dreamliner were also conducted.
The flight later left for New Delhi with 92 fliers. Equipped with modern in-flight facilities besides boasting new-age innovations which went into the manufacturing of the Dreamliner, the B787 was inducted into the fleet recently.
19/09/12 PTI/Economic Times
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The flight commandered by Captain A S Soman touched down Chennai with 118 people amidst cheers and water cannon salute on the festival day of Vinakayaka Chaturthi.
Traditional pujas such as breaking of coconut to mark the first flight of the Dreamliner were also conducted.
The flight later left for New Delhi with 92 fliers. Equipped with modern in-flight facilities besides boasting new-age innovations which went into the manufacturing of the Dreamliner, the B787 was inducted into the fleet recently.
19/09/12 PTI/Economic Times
