Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight returns to Nagpur after bird strike

A Nagpur-Kolkata IndiGo flight returned to the airport here following a bird strike soon after take-off on Tuesday morning, a senior airport official said.

As a precautionary measure, the plane, carrying 160 to 165 passengers, had to return to the Nagpur airport

The flight has been cancelled, the official added.

A spokesperson of the



airline in a statement said, “IndiGo flight 6E 812 operating from Nagpur to Kolkata on September 2 encountered a bird strike soon after take-off. As a precautionary step, pilots decided to turn back and the flight landed safely at the Nagpur airport.”

“Due to the requirement of necessary inspection and maintenance of the aircraft, the flight has been cancelled for the day.