Bhubaneshwar bound flight suffers a bird hit, passengers safe

Bhubaneshwar: A Bhubaneshwar-bond aircraft UK 709 of Vistara with 50 passengers and 7 crew on board suffered a bird hit, while it was landing at the Biju Patnaik International Airport, on Thursday. However, the pilot managed to make a normal landing and all the passengers were safe.

The incident took place some 70 kms off the Bhubaneswar airport. “Vistara flight UK 709 Delhi to Bhubaneswar this morning experienced a bird hit on approach and continued to a safe landing at Biju Patnaik International Airport. Our engineering team is in the process of inspecting the aircraft and conducting any necessary repairs. It is expected the aircraft will be released for further operations later today post satisfactory maintenance action,” the statement said.

The airlines thanked the borded passengers for their patience and apologized for the inconvenience. Vistara airline was in news recently after they offloaded a passenger found to have lit up a cigarette in the aircraft’s washroom during the flight.