Air India faces bird hit mid flight

An Air India flight from Delhi suffered a bird hit while landing at the Patna airport on Monday, prompting authorities to conduct a runway inspection, an official said.

The Delhi-Patna flight, with 164 passengers on board, was about to land when the incident took place at 7:44 am, he said.

“The pilot of Air India flight AI 1741 reported a suspected bird strike. After the plane landed, the authorities carried out a runway inspection,” the airport official said.

“There was no disruption of flight operations at the airport due to the incident. All passengers are safe,” he said.