Mumbai, June 26: In a close shave for a Mumbai- bound GoAir flight in, the plane with over 130 on board suffered a bird hit that damaged one of its blades soon after it took-off from the city airport on Saturday, forcing it to return.
All 131 passengers are safe after the aircraft landed under emergency conditions in Ahmedabad and the plane has been grounded.
“One blade of the aircraft, which was operating on Ahmedabad-Mumbai-Bangalore route has been confirmed as damaged due to the impact and the flight has been grounded,” a GoAir official told.
The passengers are being transferred to other airlines, the official said, adding, “we have cancelled our next flight.”
The official, however, did not specify the number of crew members on board.
The flight had taken off for Mumbai at 6.15 PM and returned to Ahmedabad shortly after the bird hit the aircraft, the official said.
—Agencies