Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn starrer Runway 34 has decided to make an early release on OTT platform Amazon Prime Video. On May 27, Runway 34 was made available for fans to watch on rental basis introduced by the Amazon Prime Video. Runway 34 OTT early release comes after the movie failed to attract the audience on the big screen. Amidst the Runway 34 OTT release backdrop, fans are wondering whether Ajay Devgan starrer movie was actually a real-life story?
Although Runway 34 could not perform well at the box office, its star cast including Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan, Rakul Preet Singh and more won the applause of the critics for their impeccable acting. To those who are wondering whether Runway 34 is a real-life story or not, the answer is yes.
Runway 34 is based on True Incidents which features actors like Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan, Rakul Preet Singh, Boman Irani, and more, Runway 34 is a real-life story based on a flight from Doha to Kochi, that had 'blind-landed' due to poor visibility in August 2015 and in the due course 'May Day' was called.
For the unversed, Runway 34 is the recreation of an incident that took place on August 18, 2015, at Cochin International Airport. In the early morning on August 18, the Jet Airways flight 9W 555 from Doha reached its destination at 5:45 AM. However, due to low visibility due to continuous rain, the flight was not allowed to land. During the flight’s arrival at Kochi airspace, the Jet Airways flight with 141 passengers and 8 crew members onboard had approx 4,844 kg of fuel left.
Notably, a formal investigation revealed that the plane had only 349 Kg of remaining fuel at the time of landing as opposed to the mandatory 1500 Kg. The Jet Airways flight had attempted at least 7 attempts to land, however, was denied due to poor visibility. After the last and final landing attempt in Kochi, Jet Airways had to then re-route the flight to Thiruvananthapuram also known as Trivandrum.
In the final attempt, 'May Day' was called by the pilot and the flight was crash-landed by him. However, in the end, no injuries were reported, and a formal investigation was made against the Airlines and the staff present during the incident. The inquiry resulted in the demotion of the captain to a co-pilot as he had risked the lives of over 150 people. It led to conflicting opinions as many hailed the pilot as a skilled hero, others called him careless.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) had rejected the claims of Runway 34 being based on a true story. The FIP had questioned the Runway 34 makers and marked their protest on the portrayal of the character of a Pilot.