An Indian Air Force plane carrying 29 people went missing Friday on its way to Port Blair, capital of the Andaman and Nicobar islands, an air force spokesman told AFP.
The Antonov-32 transporter aircraft took off from Chennai (Madras) in southern India at 8.30 am (local time) for Port Blair in the eastern archipelago of Andaman and Nicobar.
“A search operation is on. The plane was airborne at 8:30 am and was supposed to land at Port Blair at 11:30,” Wing Commander Anupam Banerjee said. (AFP)
