NEW DELHI: AirAsia India’s Delhi-Surat flight returned safely to IGI airport on Friday night after a reported windshield crack following a bird strike during takeoff.
The Airbus A320 (VT-NAG) took off at 7.44 pm and shortly thereafter suffered a bird strike. The pilots then decided to return to Delhi and made a safe emergency landing at 8.21 pm, according to flight tracking websites.
The aircraft has been grounded for checks. The airline was making arrangements to send passengers to their destination on another aircraft. A spokesperson for AirAsia India, now known as AIX Connect, said the aircraft had a bird strike.
