An Indigo aircraft on a flight from Kolkata to Bhubaneswar, which landed at the Biju Patnaik International Airport after suffering a bird hit, was withdrawn for maintenance, the airline said.
“On arrival at Bhubaneswar, it was observed that 6E-293 from Kolkata to Bhubaneswar had suffered a bird strike,” a statement from the airline said.
It said IndiGo engineering staff took a precautionary measure and withdrew the aircraft from operation for maintenance work.
Consequently, 6E-256 flight from Bhubaneswar to Delhi was cancelled and all 117 passengers booked on this flight had been informed, it said.
It adding that all the passengers had been accommodated on another IndiGo flights via Hyderabad and Kolkata.
The company regretted the inconvenience caused to the passengers.
16/06/16 Indian Express
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“On arrival at Bhubaneswar, it was observed that 6E-293 from Kolkata to Bhubaneswar had suffered a bird strike,” a statement from the airline said.
It said IndiGo engineering staff took a precautionary measure and withdrew the aircraft from operation for maintenance work.
Consequently, 6E-256 flight from Bhubaneswar to Delhi was cancelled and all 117 passengers booked on this flight had been informed, it said.
It adding that all the passengers had been accommodated on another IndiGo flights via Hyderabad and Kolkata.
The company regretted the inconvenience caused to the passengers.
16/06/16 Indian Express
