新德里（美联社）——印度一名官员表示，一架英国F-35B战斗机在印度机场滞留一个多月，期间引发社交媒体上的各种恶搞和漫画创作。周二，这架战机在英国工程师团队的维修后成功起飞。
这架全球最先进的隐形战斗机造价约1.15亿美元，因技术故障滞留在印度南部喀拉拉邦的提鲁凡南塔普拉姆国际机场。
一位不愿透露姓名的特里凡得琅官员表示，该架飞机曾存在液压系统和辅助动力装置故障，目前均已修复。该官员未获授权与媒体对话。
这位官员表示，该飞机将飞往停靠在澳大利亚达尔文港的英国航空母舰。
英国高级专员公署和英国国防部未立即回应置评请求。
今年6月，这架喷气式飞机在阿拉伯海执行例行任务时遭遇恶劣天气，无法返回英国皇家海军旗舰航母——威尔士亲王号。该机随后改道至特里凡得琅，并于6月14日安全降落。
由洛克希德·马丁公司制造的这架搁浅的军用飞机在印度引发了人工智能生成的恶搞热潮。喀拉拉邦旅游部门的社交媒体帖文展示了这架停在椰林环绕的停机坪上的飞机，并配上一段虚构的五星好评："喀拉拉邦太棒了，我都不想走了。强烈推荐。"
旅游局最高官员K·比朱表示，该帖子是出于��轻松幽默的意图��。
比朱表示：“这是我们向英国游客表达谢意的方式，他们是喀拉拉邦最大的入境旅游客源群体。”
另一幅发布于X平台的漫画中，一架飞机与当地居民在风景如画的背景下共享零食。
印度有推测称，若维修失败，该飞机可能会被部分拆解并通过货机运输。英国国防部在一份声明中驳斥了这一推测。
NEW DELHI (AP) A British F-35B fighter jet stranded at an Indian airport for more than a month, sparking memes and cartoons on social media, took off Tuesday after being repaired by a team of U.K. engineers, an Indian official said.
The stealth fighter, one of the worlds most advanced and costing around $115 million, was grounded at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in the southern state of Kerala due to technical snags.
The aircraft had hydraulic issues and problems with its auxiliary power unit that have been fixed, said the Thiruvananthapuram official, who wasnt authorized to speak with the media and requested anonymity.
The aircraft will fly to a British aircraft carrier in Darwin, Australia, the official said.
The British High Commission and U.K.s Ministry of Defense did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The jet was on a regular sortie in the Arabian Sea in June when it ran into bad weather and couldnt return to the Royal Navys flagship aircraft carrier, the HMS Prince of Wales. The aircraft diverted to Thiruvananthapuram and landed safely June 14.
The stranded military aircraft, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, triggered A.I.-generated memes in India. A Kerala tourism department social media post showed the plane on the tarmac surrounded by coconut trees with a fictitious five-star review: Kerala is such an amazing place, I dont want to leave. Definitely recommend.
The top official at the tourism department, K. Biju, said the post was in good humor.
It was our way to appreciate and thank the Brits who are the biggest inbound visitors to Kerala for tourism, Biju said.
Another cartoon posted on X showed the plane enjoying snacks with a group of locals against a scenic background.
There was speculation in India that the aircraft could be partially dismantled and transported in a cargo plane if repairs were unsuccesful. The U.K. Ministry of Defense dismissed the speculation in a statement.
