The real story behind Ajay Devgn's Runway 34 The film is inspired by the true story of the Jet Airways Doha-Kochi flight. The incident took place in 2015 when the flight had a narrow escape after facing difficulties to land at the airport due to bad weather and unclear visibility.

The 2022 film Runway 34 is "inspired by" true events but is heavily fictionalized for dramatic effect. It is based on a real 2015 incident involving a Jet Airways flight from Doha to Kochi. In reality, the pilots faced extreme weather and low fuel, eventually making a "blind landing" at Thiruvananthapuram after multiple failed attempts at Kochi. While the core "fuel emergency" and "difficult landing" are true, the film adds significant melodrama, including a high-stakes courtroom battle and an antagonist played by Amitabh Bachchan who investigates the pilot’s personal life and "photographic memory." The real-life captain was suspended for several months, and the co-pilot was demoted, but the "trial" was an administrative inquiry rather than the cinematic legal thriller depicted. In 2026, aviation experts still point to the film as a mix of "technical accuracy" regarding cockpit procedures and "dramatic license" regarding the legal aftermath and the pilot's supposed "cocky" behavior.