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    Residents of the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) are wondering how long it will take to remove a disused Boeing 737 that has been abandoned in a busy road.

    The decommissioned aircraft was being driven through the city at the weekend when the driver got lost and then abandoned the plane.

    The Boeing used to belong to the private company Air Sahara.

    Some locals are angry that no action is being taken to move the plane. Others say it is a tourist attraction.

    It appears that after taking a wrong turn, the driver found himself facing a flyover that was too low for him to take the plane under.

    The driver has not been seen since and no-one is assuming responsibility for the 737.

    Sunday surprise



    Restaurant owner Ramji Thapar is one of the puzzled residents of the Chembur area of the city.

    Plane stuck in Mumbai
    The plane is causing problems for local businesses

    He woke up Sunday morning to find the aircraft on a 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!"

    The fuselage of the decommissioned aircraft, with the engine, wings and tail removed, was being taken by road to the capital Delhi late on Saturday night.

    Reports say it was supposed to be used at a flight training academy.

    The plane has become the centre of attraction with people coming from all over the city to take a look.

    "I've been fascinated with planes and never seen one so closely," engineering student Vamsi Shastri said. "It's huge!"

    His friend Ankur Rane said, "It's fascinating to see an airplane on the roads when one is only used to seeing cars and auto rickshaws."

    No joke



    However, for Pradeep Malhotra, who runs a catering service in the area, the plane has become a huge problem because it is parked right in front of his shop.

    Boeing in Mumbai
    Residents had assumed the problem would be quickly sorted

    "My work is suffering because the food cannot be loaded in the big vehicles," he said.

    "I have to load it in the smaller vans and then carry them to the bigger ones parked at the back.

    "I don't know how they are going to take it out because you can't reverse it, its too big, and you can't go further down the road."

    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.

    Five days on, it is still not clear who is responsible for the aircraft and its transfer to Delhi.
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  • #2
    WTF India?

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    • #3
      Any snakes?

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      • #4
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        • #5
          Can I have it?

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          • #6
            I can never remember where i park...
            What?

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            • #7
              Some scousers stole it and got lost.

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              • #8
                WTF is an Auto Rickshaw? Is that like a robot pulling you along, or is it where you cart yourself along?
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by snoopy369
                  WTF is an Auto Rickshaw?
                  THEY!!111 OMG WTF LOL LET DA NOMADS AND TEH S3D3NTARY PEOPLA BOTH MAEK BITER AXP3REINCES
                  AND TEH GRAAT SINS OF THERE [DOCTRINAL] INOVATIONS BQU3ATH3D SMAL
                  AND!!1!11!!! LOL JUST IN CAES A DISPUTANT CALS U 2 DISPUT3 ABOUT THEYRE CLAMES
                  DO NOT THAN DISPUT3 ON THEM 3XCAPT BY WAY OF AN 3XTARNAL DISPUTA!!!!11!! WTF

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                  • #10
                    How is that different from an ... automobile?
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                    I like your SNOOPY POSTER! - While you Wait quote.

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                    • #11
                      Subset
                      THEY!!111 OMG WTF LOL LET DA NOMADS AND TEH S3D3NTARY PEOPLA BOTH MAEK BITER AXP3REINCES
                      AND TEH GRAAT SINS OF THERE [DOCTRINAL] INOVATIONS BQU3ATH3D SMAL
                      AND!!1!11!!! LOL JUST IN CAES A DISPUTANT CALS U 2 DISPUT3 ABOUT THEYRE CLAMES
                      DO NOT THAN DISPUT3 ON THEM 3XCAPT BY WAY OF AN 3XTARNAL DISPUTA!!!!11!! WTF

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                      • #12
                        737? Air Sahara? 911?
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                        • #13
                          Now with pictures:





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                          • #14
                            Looks like it would be heck to park ...
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                            I like your SNOOPY POSTER! - While you Wait quote.

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                            • #15
                              Why is everything in India so bland and lifeless?
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