Nagpur, Oct. 25 -- A major accident was averted today after an Air India flight bound for Delhi made an emergency landing at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur following a suspected bird strike. All 170 passengers on board escaped unharmed, officials confirmed.
Sources said Flight AI-469 took off from Nagpur on Friday at 6:38 pm. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot noticed abnormal engine vibrations and immediately suspected a bird strike. The pilot promptly contacted Air Traffic Control and executed a safe emergency landing back in Nagpur.
Passengers remained on board for nearly an hour as engineers inspected the aircraft. Following complaints from travellers, Air India deboarded all passengers and subsequently refunded ...