IndiGo flight hit by vultures at 4,000 feet, makes emergency landing at Ranchi airport; aircraft suffers damage
A Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight had to make an emergency landing at Ranchi after suffering a bird hit mid-air, officials said on Monday.
The IndiGo flight, carrying 175 passengers, made an emergency landing at Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport after vultures hit the aircraft, the official said.
All the passengers and crew members are safe, PTI reported quoting the official.
However, the aircraft, which was an Airbus 320, suffered damage near the nose, the official said.
The vultures hit the IndiGo flight at about a 4,000 feet altitude.
'An IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit near Ranchi. It was approximately 10 to 12 nautical miles away from here at an altitude of 3,000 to 4,000 feet when the incident occurred,' Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi, Director R R Maurya was quoted as saying by PTI.
'The IndiGo flight was coming from Patna to Ranchi, and the pilot had to make an emergency landing here,' Maurya added.
The IndiGo aircraft suffered a dent and engineers are assessing the damage, he said.
'The aircraft suffered a dent after being hit by a vulture. Engineers are assessing the damage.'
Another official said that the aircraft, which was coming to Ranchi, was scheduled to go to Kolkata.
IndiGo has however not made any statement regarding the incident.
(This is a developing story. Check back for updates)
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