New Delhi, Shawwal 17, 1437, Jul 22, 2016, SPA -- An Indian Air Force transport plane with 29 personnel on board went missing over the Bay of Bengal Friday and a search was launched, officials said. The AN-32 aircraft had taken off the southern city of Chennai in the morning and was heading for Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, dpa reported. "The aircraft with 29 service personnel had taken off around 8:30 am (0300 GMT) and was to have landed by noon," air force spokesman Wing Commander Anupam Banerjee said. "It is overdue, and a search has been launched," he added. --SPA 12:42 LOCAL TIME 09:42 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w