Bird hits Ahmedabad-Mumbai Go Air Flight at 300 feet height
November 11, 2014
Ahmedabad,11 November 2014
A Mumbai-bound GoAir plane, carrying 116 passengers, landed under emergency conditions at the city airport today, after a bird hit it minutes after its take-off, an airport official said.
“An Ahmedabad to Mumbai GoAir flight number 368, carrying 116 passengers, made an emergency landing due to a bird hit, after it took off from the city airport,” Acting Director of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Airport S P Pandey told PTI.
Mr Pandey said all the passengers and crew-members are safe and were provided with an alternative flight to Mumbai.
The incident occurred after the flight took off at 9.15 am when it was at a height of around 300 feet, he said.
The bird-hit damaged the engine of the GoAir aircraft, which is being repaired, Mr Pandey said.
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