According to the official, the plane would travel to Darwin, Australia, to board a British aircraft carrier.
Requests for comment were not immediately answered by the U.K. Ministry of Defense or the British High Commission.
When the jet encountered adverse weather in June while on a routine flight in the Arabian Sea, it was unable to return to the HMS Prince of Wales, the Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier. The plane made a safe landing on June 14 after diverting to Thiruvananthapuram.
In India, the stranded Lockheed Martin military plane sparked jokes created by artificial intelligence. A fake five-star review with the caption, “Kerala is such an amazing place, I don’t want to leave,” was posted on social media by the Kerala tourist department. The plane was on the tarmac, surrounded by coconut trees. I heartily suggest it.
K. Biju, the head of the tourism department, stated that the post was humorous.
According to Biju, it was our method of showing our gratitude to the British, who are the main source of inbound tourists to Kerala.
In a different animation that was uploaded to X, a group of people and the plane were seen munching on food amid a picturesque backdrop.
on India, there were rumors that if repairs failed, the aircraft may be partially disassembled and flown on a cargo plane. In a response, the U.K. Ministry of Defense denied the rumors.
