Passengers at Patna airport have a close shave

Patna: Eighty five passengers travelling from Patna to Hyderabad via Delhi had a close shave here on Thursday when their Indigo flight 6E-385 suffered a bird-hit on the runway of Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport.
The incident took place when the aircraft was about to take off for Delhi. “The passengers were eventually offered either full refund or adjusted in other Indigo flights,” an aviation source told Deccan Herald here on Thursday. This was the second incident in recent times when air passengers had a providential escape at the Patna airport.
23/08/12 Deccan Herald

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Categories: airports Aug 2012, Indigo Airlines Aug 2012, Safety Aug 2012