
Ranchi-bound IndiGo flight with 175 onboard hit by bird, makes emergency landing
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NEW DELHI: A Ranchi-bound
IndiGo
flight made an emergency landing on Monday after a bird hit the plane.
The flight had 175 passengers on board. It landed safely and all passengers were unharmed, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying.
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