Bird hits plane with 250 aboard

Panaji: A chartered plane to Moscow with 250 passengers on board had a narrow escape early Thursday when it suffered a bird hit at the runway of Goa's Dabolim international airport.
Airport Authority of India (AAI) officials said that immediately after the bird hit, the pilot of the Moscow-bound Aerofloat Boeing flight that was still taking off braked hard, resulting in its tyres going bust.
The incident occurred at 7.30 a.m., the official said, adding that two other flights were delayed because of the bird hit on the runway.
11/11/10 IANS/Times of India

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