Bird Strike Hits Air India Flight During Patna Landing, All Safe
What Happened
An Air India Delhi-Patna flight (AI 1741) carrying 164 passengers suffered a bird strike while approaching Patna airport on Monday morning. The aircraft landed safely, emergency protocols were activated as a precaution, and post-landing checks found no damage to the engine.
Key Takeaways
While all passengers were safe and flight operations continued normally, the incident marked the second bird strike involving an Air India aircraft at Patna airport within a week, raising fresh concerns over increased bird activity around the airport.