Bird-hit IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Raipur
Saturday - September 9, 2017 8:24 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Bird-hit IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Raipur
Raipur Sep 9 (IANS) An IndiGo flight from Raipur to Hyderabad made an emergency landing at the Swami Vivekananda Airport here on Saturday morning due to a bird hit.
All 170 passengers onboard were unhurt.
"As soon as the Indigo flight 6E827 took off from the airport 9.10 a.m. a bird collided with the plane s engine. There was a loud bang and the aircraft began to wobble. The pilot alerted the ATC (Air Traffic Control) immediately " Airport officer Santosh Dhoke said.
"The ATC officers without any delay asked the plane to make an emergency landing. It was made to land amid full emergency procedures."
--IANS
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