India, July 1 -- An Air India flight, en route to Vienna from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on June 14, dropped 900 feet mid-air soon after takeoff. Both pilots have now been off-rostered pending the outcome of the investigation, the airline said.

The incident occurred just two days after an Air India flight with 242 onboard crashed in Ahmedabad minutes after takeoff, killing all but one on board.

The airline took the action after it disclosed the matter to the aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in "accordance with regulations", Air India said in a statement.

The Boeing 777 landed safely in Vienna after a flight of 9 hours and 8 minutes.

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