Delhi-bound IndiGo flight suffers bird hit, returns; third incident in a day

A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight from Guwahati returned to Guwahati airport due to a suspected bird hit after the takeoff on Sunday.

All passengers were accommodated on another flight to Delhi and the aircraft was inspected.

“IndiGo Airbus A320neo (VT-ITB) operating flight 6E 6394 from Guwahati-Delhi returned to Guwahati airport, due to a suspected bird hit after takeoff. All passengers were accommodated on another flight to Delhi. The aircraft is being held on the ground for necessary inspections,” the IndiGo said in a statement.