Tag: bird hit

Air India flight suffers bird hit while landing in Guwahati

Around 160 passengers, including Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren, had a close shave when their Air India flight suffered a bird hit while landing at the airport here. The Delhi-Guwahati-Imphal flight was grounded on Friday and passengers travelling to Imphal were left stranded. “Our AI flight was hit by a flying bird and airplane landed …

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January 20, 2018

Doha-bound flight suffers bird hit, returns to Chennai airport

A Doha-bound flight carrying 134 passengers today suffered a bird hit, prompting it to return here, airport officials said. The aeroplane operated by a private airline suffered the bird hit after taking off from the Anna International Airport here, they added. Subsequently, the flight returned to Chennai and made a safe landing. The passengers were …

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November 16, 2017

Air India Delhi-Kolkata flight suffers bird hit

An Air India flight from Delhi, carrying 254 people, on Monday suffered a bird hit while landing at the airport here. An airline spokesperson said all passengers are safe, while the aircraft's engine has been damaged. There were 254 people on board, including the crew, and all are safe, the spokesperson said. The aircraft involved …

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April 24, 2017

Bird hits Jet Airways flight, passengers stranded

About 150 passengers of a Jet Airways flight were stranded at the Varanasi airport on Wednesday after a bird hit the flight while taking off. According to the captain, three blades of the right engine were damaged due to the hit. The 9W 2423 flight from New Delhi-Khajuraho-Varanasi-New Delhi was unfit to fly, a Jet …

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April 12, 2017

Flight suffers bird hit while landing in Kolkata

An aircraft coming from Bengaluru suffered bird hit while landing at the NSC Bose International Airport here on Thursday. Airport officials said though the right engine of the Jet Airways plane was damaged, it landed safely at around 6 AM. The aircraft was being repaired and the passengers who booked tickets for its return journey …

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April 6, 2017

AI plane suffers bird hit, diverted to Jaipur

A Delhi-bound Air India flight from Bhopal, carrying 122 passengers and crew on board, was diverted to Jaipur on Monday after the aircraft suffered a bird hit. All the passengers deplaned safely after the aircraft landed at Jaipur, an Air India spokesperson said. The aircraft suffered the bird hit during the take off from Bhopal …

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February 6, 2017