An Airbus C295 landed on the Purvanchal Expressway as part of an Indian Air Force emergency drill, according to reports. The exercise was designed to evaluate whether the expressway could function as an alternative runway during war or national crises, testing readiness and the expressway’s suitability for rapid aircraft operations when conventional airfields may be unavailable.
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