Freighter aircraft hits pig at airport

Nagpur: On Tuesday night an India Post freighter, hit a pig as it landed at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport.
This is the second such incident within a fortnight after a Kingfisher Indore-Nagpur flight had to be grounded for the same reason.
A senior India Post official informed, “The aircraft coming from Chennai hit the pig during landing. It had to be grounded at airport as it suffered major damage due to animal hit.”
06/08/09 Sachin Dravekar/Times of India

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Categories: Airports Aug 2009, Cargo Aug 2009, Safety Aug 2009