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…
On Monday morning at 7:44 a.m., an Air India flight from Delhi experienced a bird strike while landing at the Patna airport, according to an official. The flight, carrying 164 passengers, was in the process of landing when the incident occurred. "The pilot of Air India flight AI 1741 reported a suspected bird strike after the plane landed," the official reported.
"Following the landing, authorities conducted a thorough inspection of the runway." The official emphasized that the event did not disrupt airport operations, and all passengers remained unharmed.
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