Broken hinge on a Macbook Air - how to fix it?

Hi,
I have a Macbook Air which has worked perfectly all this time, but a few days back one of the hinges broke. The system still works fine, but opening the lid seems to strain the body structure. Upon opening the bottom cover, I noticed that a wire is running through the broken hinge, which seems to be getting strained when opening and closing. I'm presently in India and I took it to an authorized service store, but they said that it requires a screen replacement and I think they're just trying to "upgrade" the repair to a more expensive option!
Has anyone faced this problem before or can recommend what parts should actually be replaced? I don't want to do it myself, but I want to go into a better service center armed with details on what they have to do!
Thanks,
Sid
(pictures below)
What a normal hinge looks like:

broken friction hinge on your AIr
I assume you threw open the monitor and the top over traveled?
Relatively a cheap fix.
Contact Apple for an appt. to fix it for you

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