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GoAir's flight suffers bird hit, returns to Delhi

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IANS New Delhi
Last Updated : Nov 18 2017 | 3:22 PM IST

Budget carrier GoAir's flight G8 140 from Delhi to Patna with 176 passengers on-board suffered a bird hit just after it took-off from the IGI airport here on Saturday morning.

According to the airline, the incident occurred on Saturday morning as the aircraft "was climbing after take-off".

"As precautionary reason, pilot decided to return the aircraft to Delhi for an inspection. All passengers were immediately accommodated on another aircraft to Patna," the airline said in a statement.

--IANS

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First Published: Nov 18 2017 | 3:08 PM IST

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