IndiGo Flight Hit By Vulture At 4,000 Feet, Makes Emergency Landing At Ranchi Airport; Second Aircraft Suffers Damage Within 15 Days

IndiGo Flight Suffers Bird Hit: This is the second time in 15 days that an IndiGo aircraft has suffered damage due to natural reasons. The IndiGo flight 6E2141 made an emergency landing at Srinagar airport after encountering a hailstorm.

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IndiGo Flight Suffers Bird Hit: An IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit mid-air and made an emergency landing at Ranchi’s Birsa Munda Airport on Monday, as per the officials. All 175 passengers and crew members on board are safe, though the Airbus A320 aircraft sustained damage near the nose. 

The incident took place at around 1:14 PM when the aircraft was approximately 10 to 12 nautical miles from the airport and flying at an altitude of 3,000 to 4,000 feet. The flight was arriving from Patna to Ranchi and was scheduled to continue to Kolkata. As of now, IndiGo has not issued any official statement regarding the incident.

Indigo's Second Aircraft Damage In 15 Days 

This is the second time in 15 days that an IndiGo aircraft has suffered damage due to natural reasons. The IndiGo flight 6E2141 made an emergency landing at Srinagar airport after encountering a hailstorm. 

All 227 passengers on board, along with the crew, landed safely. IndiGo flight 6E2141, which was flying from New Delhi to Srinagar, faced mid-air turbulence when it was very near Srinagar airport due to bad weather conditions, but it landed safely at Srinagar International Airport, according to the officials. 

Earlier, an IndiGo aircraft headed for Delhi from Raipur on Sunday experienced turbulence due to a dust storm in the national capital and aborted its landing. According to ANI, the flight later landed safely at the Delhi airport after making circuits in the air.

The IndiGo flight number 6E 6313 experienced turbulence, prompting the pilot to climb up again when the aircraft was about to touch down at the Delhi Airport. The pilot stated that the wind speed was up to 80 km per hour, and he discontinued the approach, climbing back till the weather was clear.