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IN PHOTOS: IndiGo flight suffers bird hit, makes emergency landing at Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport

Updated On: 02 June, 2025 06:01 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

An IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit and made an emergency landing at Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport on Monday, an official said. Pics/PTI

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All the passengers and crew members are safe while the aircraft Airbus 320 suffered damage, the official said. Pics/PTI

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All the passengers and crew members are safe while the aircraft Airbus 320 suffered damage, the official said. Pics/PTI
"An IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit near Ranchi. It was approximately 10 to 12 nautical miles away from here at an altitude of 3,000 to 4,000 feet when the incident occurred. The IndiGo flight was coming from Patna to Ranchi, and the pilot had to make an emergency landing here," Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi, Director R R Maurya told PTI

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"An IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit near Ranchi. It was approximately 10 to 12 nautical miles away from here at an altitude of 3,000 to 4,000 feet when the incident occurred. The IndiGo flight was coming from Patna to Ranchi, and the pilot had to make an emergency landing here," Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi, Director R R Maurya told PTI

He said that all the passengers are safe, but the "aircraft suffered a dent after being hit by a vulture. Engineers are assessing the damage," he said

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He said that all the passengers are safe, but the "aircraft suffered a dent after being hit by a vulture. Engineers are assessing the damage," he said

The incident occurred at 1.14 pm

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The incident occurred at 1.14 pm

Another official said that the aircraft, which was coming to Ranchi, was scheduled to go to Kolkata

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Another official said that the aircraft, which was coming to Ranchi, was scheduled to go to Kolkata

The pilot made a safe landing at the airport, the official said

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The pilot made a safe landing at the airport, the official said

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