Air Asia flight makes emergency landing in Bhubaneswar after bird-hit

A Pune-bound Air Asia flight made an emergency landing at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar on Thursday after a bird-hit incident, soon after the take off, the Airport Authority informed. 

All passengers were safe and the aircraft was thoroughly checked.

In a statement, Air Asia said, "Flight operating from Bhubaneswar to Pune, suffered a bird-hit after takeoff and returned to Bhubneshwar for detailed inspection. We are attending to guests and taking steps to minimise the impact on other scheduled operations."

In a similar incident in January this



year, a Kolkata-bound AirAsia flight made an emergency landing at Lucknow airport after suffering a bird hit soon after take-off, an airline official said.

All the around 170 passengers on the Airbus aircraft were safe, the airline said.

"Flight i5-319, scheduled to operate from Lucknow to Kolkata, encountered a bird strike during the take-off roll. As a result, the aircraft returned to bay and was grounded for detailed inspection," an AIX Connect spokesperson had said.

The airlines was making arrangements for accommodating the passengers on another flight.