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Yes you read it right. There is an abandoned plane near Lonavla. Near khopoli to be precise
The Air Sahara's Boeing 737 (Flight S2-226 ), which ran off the Mumbai airport runway on October 9, 2005, now finds itself at Nishiland Water Park in Khopoli as an added attraction for visitors . It will soon be given on rent for film shoots and inflight coaching classes too.
Soon after the plane was shifted inside a hangar on October 11, 2005, Air Sahara realised that it could no longer operate the plane-the cost of repairing it was enormous. Air Sahara then finally decided to sell the plane as scrap. Nearly 1,700 parts of the plane were sold to an American company for an undisclosed amount, while the fuselage was bought by an Indian firm.
"The aircraft sans the engines was bought by a Delhi based company, which wanted to use it for in-flight training classes. But unfortunately, on April 29, 2007, the plane got stuck at Dukes Factory Junction in Chembur while it was being transported on a trailer to Delhi. The incident occurred after the driver, who had entered into a wrong lane, was trying to manoeuvre his way around,'' said sources. The trailer finally began its journey on May 4, 2007 only after the traffic cops intervened.
"However, the company which bought the plane could not take the plane to Delhi and the plane was off-loaded near Khopoli. Nishiland bought the plane for over Rs 1 crore about four months ago,'' said sources. "Its wings have been welded together and an airline is in talks with owners of Nishiland to have its logo and colours painted on the plane,'' sources added.
Visitors can also take a quick look inside the plane after paying a fee of Rs 150 per person bike+.person. On the surface, it is almost equipped with everything a plane is supposed to have - seats, windows, an airline catering trolley, a cockpit that has a slightly broken seat and an instrument panel printed and stuck at the front. The yoke seems real though.
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