Bhubaneswar: A New Delhi-bound flight landed within a few minutes of taking off from Biju Patnaik Airport here on Friday. While airport authorities described it as a "technical snag", passengers on board the flight said a bird hit had forced the plane to make an emergency landing.
"The flight took off well, but within a few minutes there was a jerk and the flight landed back. All the passengers were adjusted in other flights," said Jairam Rana, a passenger. But an airport official said, "We had to cancel the flight due to a technical snag." He, however, admitted that bird-hit cases are rampant at the airport and caused regular disruption of flights.
According to airport sources, around 22 cases of bird hits were reported at the city airport till October 31. But the actual number is more as not all the cases are reported unless they are serious, the sources added.
04/11/12 Minati Singha/Times of India
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"The flight took off well, but within a few minutes there was a jerk and the flight landed back. All the passengers were adjusted in other flights," said Jairam Rana, a passenger. But an airport official said, "We had to cancel the flight due to a technical snag." He, however, admitted that bird-hit cases are rampant at the airport and caused regular disruption of flights.
According to airport sources, around 22 cases of bird hits were reported at the city airport till October 31. But the actual number is more as not all the cases are reported unless they are serious, the sources added.
04/11/12 Minati Singha/Times of India
