Fuselage of an ex Air Sahara Boeing 737 being transported on a trailor to DEL is now stuck on a narrow lane in a Mumbai suburb. This is because the driver of the trailor was given a wrong direction to enter the BOM-PNQ expressway. It came to a dead end and cannot be turned around on this narrow lane.
By: steve rowell - 15th May 2007 at 07:44
A disused Indian Boeing 737 that was abandoned in a busy road in Mumbai (Bombay) last weekend has been moved.
The plane was taken overnight from the Chembur district where it had been left by a driver who was taking it by trailer to Delhi.
It is not clear who has moved it or where it has been taken.
The decommissioned Boeing had become the centre of attraction in the city. But some people complained that it was disrupting business.
It appears that the plane was abandoned after the driver took a wrong turn and found himself facing a flyover that was too low for him to take the plane under.
The driver then disappeared and the plane and its trailer were marooned for several days while no-one assumed responsibility for moving it.
Sunday surprise
“I’m thrilled to see that it is gone,” one woman, Shaila Kachare, told the BBC News website. “Life’s back to normal.”
Now you see it – now you don’t
The Boeing used to belong to the private company Air Sahara.
Its engine, wings and tail were removed before it began its road journey to Delhi.
Restaurant owner Ramji Thapar woke up on Sunday morning to find the aircraft on its giant trailer abandoned on the road.
“Saturday night I shut shop and go home and everything is fine,” he told the BBC news website.
“Sunday morning when I get here, this aircraft is here near my restaurant!”
Reports say it was supposed to be used at a flight training academy.
Pradeep Malhotra, who runs a catering service in the area, said the plane had become a huge problem because it was parked right in front of his shop, preventing him loading his lorries.
Some residents said they had not complained simply because they assumed that the authorities would be making it a priority to get the plane out of the city.
By: raids13 - 10th May 2007 at 09:31
Guys he is jumping off the nose, thats all. dont tell me you have never jumped down 10 feet?
By: bring_it_on - 8th May 2007 at 12:52
Having just had a very close look at that shot in PS I can’t see any evidence whatsoever it’s a fake or anything that even hints it might be. Even the lighting and shadows are perfectly consistant on him and throughout the rest of the frame. It’s either real or someone’s spent an unbelievable amount of time on it.
Try zooming in or editing it becaulse i am pretty sure that everytime i look at it i see a wire or something that he is standing on , otherwise how can one explain it .
By: KabirT - 8th May 2007 at 12:45
Having just had a very close look at that shot in PS I can’t see any evidence whatsoever it’s a fake or anything that even hints it might be. Even the lighting and shadows are perfectly consistant on him and throughout the rest of the frame. It’s either real or someone’s spent an unbelievable amount of time on it.
Paul
its real.. half of the Indian media outlets wouldn’t have reported it if it was fake.
By: PMN - 8th May 2007 at 12:23
There aint no way on earth can a average person jump like that , reach out to the top of the 737’s nose gear and while he is being propelled upwards casually check his pocket maybe for a smoke . Also the hight to the place where he is grabbing looks like about 2 the hight of the dude , so if he is say 5 feet 8 inches then this thing is 11 feet plus therefore unless he is yao ming there aint any way he can jump up and catch hold of that , either this pic is PS or it is an illusion and the guy is standing on a wire or line or something which for some reason been attatched to the 737 , to maybe hold it place or something . This is some funny $hit .
Having just had a very close look at that shot in PS I can’t see any evidence whatsoever it’s a fake or anything that even hints it might be. Even the lighting and shadows are perfectly consistant on him and throughout the rest of the frame. It’s either real or someone’s spent an unbelievable amount of time on it.
Paul
By: bring_it_on - 7th May 2007 at 20:55
guy stranded in mid air seems to have been caught while jumping off the 737
There aint no way on earth can a average person jump like that , reach out to the top of the 737’s nose gear and while he is being propelled upwards casually check his pocket maybe for a smoke . Also the hight to the place where he is grabbing looks like about 2 the hight of the dude , so if he is say 5 feet 8 inches then this thing is 11 feet plus therefore unless he is yao ming there aint any way he can jump up and catch hold of that , either this pic is PS or it is an illusion and the guy is standing on a wire or line or something which for some reason been attatched to the 737 , to maybe hold it place or something . This is some funny $hit .
By: KabirT - 7th May 2007 at 07:47
Which tire do you put the “boot” on for illegal parking?? 🙂
probably none… you give the cop some cash and he is on his way. 😉
By: D.Stark - 7th May 2007 at 06:19
Which tire do you put the “boot” on for illegal parking?? 🙂
By: JU580 - 4th May 2007 at 16:19
lmao, thats funny. 😀 Would be intresting to see how much longer it will remain there.
By: J Boyle - 3rd May 2007 at 19:31
I feel sorry for the pasengers.
They were told they were going to their destination “by Boeing”.
Stay away from discount airlines….
By: Newforest - 3rd May 2007 at 19:18
So can anyone claim ownership? Id be happy to 😀
Er Andrew, this is a BOEING!:D
By: adamdowley - 3rd May 2007 at 19:09
By: andrewm - 3rd May 2007 at 19:06
So can anyone claim ownership? Id be happy to 😀
By: KabirT - 3rd May 2007 at 18:39
Looking at the person to the right of the nose I’d say this was a cut and paste pic. Funny all the same.
the pic is real… the guy stranded in mid air seems to have been caught while jumping off the 737.:D
By: atr42 - 3rd May 2007 at 18:16
Looking at the person to the right of the nose I’d say this was a cut and paste pic. Funny all the same.
By: Ren Frew - 3rd May 2007 at 18:10
And apparently the lorry driver has b*ggered off, leaving the 737 to it’s own devices…
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