Bird hits Air India plane shortly after take-off

 

 

 

 

 

 An Air India plane narrowly escaped a mishap on Friday. Shortly after takeoff, the plane, travelling from Nagpur to Delhi, was struck by a bird.

 

The pilot noticed vibrations in the plane’s engine and decided to turn around and make an emergency landing in Nagpur. The jolt frightened all passengers. There were 170 passengers on board. No injuries were reported. Passengers remained seated on the plane after landing. On Friday, Air India Nagpur-Delhi flight number 466 took off at 6:38 pm. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot noticed the plane’s engine vibrating.

 

The pilot suspected a bird had struck the plane. The pilot decided to return the plane to Nagpur Airport and contacted ATC. The plane traveled in air for sometime and landed. Immediately after landing, engineers began inspecting the plane. During this time, the passengers remained seated on the plane for about an hour.

 

Ticket amount refunded to passengers According to sources, when the distressed passengers expressed their anger while on board, they were disembarked. Instead of arranging for another flight, the airline refunded full ticket amount to the passengers. When contacted regarding the incident at the airport,

 

MIL officials stated that the flight from Nagpur to Delhi had returned due to technical reasons. Diwali festivities are currently underway, and firecrackers are being burst everywhere. Therefore, the likelihood of birds flying over the airport and surrounding areas is very low. However, sources say there must be a technical reason behind the vibrations felt in the engine.