Trichy: Ninety-four passengers and five crew members of Tiger Airways' Singapore-Trichy flight underwent some anxious moments after the aircraft suffered a bird-hit that damaged its windshield while landing at Trichy airport on Monday morning.
The passengers of the Airbus A320 flight were shaken when the windshield in the cockpit cracked due to the bird-hit, creating a pressure imbalance during landing. Officials said the experienced flight crew skilfully landed the plane, and even managed to stick to the scheduled arrival time of 10.30am. While airport authorities described it as a "technical snag", passengers on board the flight said they felt a big jerk.
The Tiger Airways return flight that was scheduled to leave for Singapore at 11.15am with 171 passengers was grounded due to the incident. Passengers who were waiting after completing immigration formalities were disappointed after hearing about the delay. An airline official said: "The passengers have all been offered accommodation in a nearby hotel and flight maintenance is underway".
05/08/14 Harish Murali/Times of India
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The passengers of the Airbus A320 flight were shaken when the windshield in the cockpit cracked due to the bird-hit, creating a pressure imbalance during landing. Officials said the experienced flight crew skilfully landed the plane, and even managed to stick to the scheduled arrival time of 10.30am. While airport authorities described it as a "technical snag", passengers on board the flight said they felt a big jerk.
The Tiger Airways return flight that was scheduled to leave for Singapore at 11.15am with 171 passengers was grounded due to the incident. Passengers who were waiting after completing immigration formalities were disappointed after hearing about the delay. An airline official said: "The passengers have all been offered accommodation in a nearby hotel and flight maintenance is underway".
05/08/14 Harish Murali/Times of India
