Air India's Delhi-Pune Flight Suffers Bird-Hit, Return Journey Cancelled
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The bird hit was detected after it touched down in Pune, the airline said in a statement.
A Pune-bound Air India flight from New Delhi suffered a bird hit on Friday, forcing the airline to cancel its return journey.
The Air India flight AI-2469, carrying around 100 passengers, had departed from Delhi at 5:31 am and landed safely in Pune at 7:14 am. The bird hit was detected after it touched down in Pune, the airline said in a statement.
'Flight AI2470 scheduled to operate from Pune to Delhi on June 20 has been cancelled due to a bird-hit which was detected after the incoming flight landed safely in Pune," it said.
The flight has now been grounded for extensive checks by the engineering team. The airline also said it is making all arrangements, including providing accommodation for the stranded passengers.
Refunds on cancellation or complimentary rescheduling is also being offered to passengers who opt for it, the airline said, adding that alternative arrangements are being made to fly the passengers to Delhi.
'Refunds on cancellation or complimentary rescheduling is also being offered to guests who opt for it. Alternative arrangements are being made to fly the passengers to Delhi. At Air India, the safety of our passengers and crew remains our top priority," the statement said.
Meanwhile, the airline has cancelled several domestic and international flights on Friday following emergence of technical glitches in multiple aircrafts.
The flights have been cancelled owing to enhanced maintenance works and operational reasons, the airline said in a statement.
While the affected domestic flights include AI874 from Pune to Delhi, AI456 from Ahmedabad to Delhi, AI-2872 from Hyderabad to Mumbai and AI571 from Chennai to Mumbai.
Further Air India on Thursday announced that it will curtail 38 international flights per week and temporarily suspend operations on three overseas routes from June 21 to July 15, 2025. This comes in the wake of the horrific Ahmedabad plane crash, involving a Boeing 787 on June 12, which claimed at least 270 lives.
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