Air India Delhi-Patna Flight Suffers Bird Strike While Landing At Patna Airport
Patna: An Air India flight from Delhi to Patna carrying 164 passengers was hit by a bird while landing at Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport in Patna on Monday morning, marking the second such incident at the Bihar capital’s airport within a week. Flight AI 1741 landed safely at 7:43 am, following which airport authorities activated the emergency landing protocol and deployed fire and…
At least 15 flights were diverted and numerous others delayed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday due to severe weather, officials announced. The airport, which manages over 1,300 flight movements daily, faced challenges as rain, thunderstorms, lightning, and winds of 30-40 kmph swept through the city. In response, 12 flights were rerouted to Jaipur, two to Chandigarh, and one to Lucknow.
Air India and IndiGo airlines expressed concern over the weather's impact on their flight schedules, urging passengers to verify their flight statuses before arriving at the airport. Over 280 services experienced delays, with more than 20 flights ultimately cancelled, according to data from the flight tracking website Flightradar24.com.
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