Vistara’s Mumbai-bound flight returns to Varanasi due to bird hit
A Vistara flight heading to Mumbai returned to Varanasi after it suffered a bird hit on Friday, the airline said.
This is the second such incident reported in the country in two days.
A Go First plane heading to Chandigarh returned to Ahmedabad on Thursday morning as it got hit by a bird shortly after take-off.
Sources said Vistara’s UK622 flight was heading to Mumbai on Friday when it got hit by a bird, which damaged its radome.
The plane returned to Varanasi, they said, adding that it has been grounded.
In a statement, a spokesperson of the private carrier said: “Vistara flight UK 622 operating from Varanasi to Mumbai on August 5, 2022 turned back to Varanasi due to a bird strike during departure.
