A Mumbai-bound Air India flight suffered a bird-hit and was forced to make an emergency landing immediately after take-off from Bhopal airport on Wednesday morning. Flight 634, which took off from Raja Bhoj airport at 8.15 am, made a smooth touchdown. All 110 passengers on board were later shifted to a hotel.
"A bird had sucked into the right side of the engine. After six minutes of take-off, we received information that the flight was returning," said Vishrut Acharya, area manager of Air India in Madhya Pradesh. This is the second incident of bird-hit in three months.
Airport authorities said, a Delhi-Mumbai Air India flight was diverted to Bhopal to carry the stranded passengers. The flight took off from Raja Bhoj airport at 3 pm.
10/03/16 The Times Of India
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"A bird had sucked into the right side of the engine. After six minutes of take-off, we received information that the flight was returning," said Vishrut Acharya, area manager of Air India in Madhya Pradesh. This is the second incident of bird-hit in three months.
Airport authorities said, a Delhi-Mumbai Air India flight was diverted to Bhopal to carry the stranded passengers. The flight took off from Raja Bhoj airport at 3 pm.
10/03/16 The Times Of India
