Bird hit on Kingfisher Red plane

Guwahati: A Kingfisher Red Imphal-Guwahati-Kolkata flight made an emergency landing at Guwahati airport on Saturday afternoon, after a bird hit one of the wings during takeoff.
The pilot noticed a technical snag soon after the flight took off at 3.50 pm and sought permission for emergency landing from air traffic controllers. "The flight landed safely and all passengers on board are fine. We have found a few feathers in the propeller," said an airline official.
17/08/09 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Aug 2009, Kingfisher Red Aug 2009, Safety Aug 2009