Indigo flight suffers bird-hit

November 02, 2011 04:43 pm | Updated November 03, 2011 02:15 am IST - AHMEDABAD

Some 150 passengers and crew members of an Indigo flight had a narrow escape as it was forced to return to the Vadodara airport after a bird hit during takeoff on Wednesday. Among the passengers on board the Vadodara-Delhi flight was Minister of State for Railways Bharatsinh Solanki. Airport sources claimed that there was no damage to the aircraft and the pilot safely brought it back to the airport. But the flight was cancelled after air pressure in the tyres was found to be low, and the stranded passengers were sent by another flight to Delhi later in the evening.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.