Suspected bird strike forces IndiGo Nagpur-Kolkata flight to return

A suspected bird strike was reported on IndiGo flight 6E812 operating from Nagpur to Kolkata on Tuesday morning, according to reports.

Data from flight-tracking portal Flightradar24 showed that the aircraft, an Airbus A320-251N, was diverted back to Nagpur shortly after take-off. The flight, scheduled to arrive at Kolkata airport at 8.50 am, returned to Nagpur due to a technical issue. 

An official statement from the airline is awaited.

This comes just days after another IndiGo aircraft faced technical trouble. On August 28, a Surat–Dubai flight carrying around 150 passengers was diverted to Ahmedabad after a snag was detected. The aircraft landed safely at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, and passengers departed later on a replacement plane, reaching Dubai with a delay of nearly two hours.

The flight, which took off from Surat at 9.30 am, landed safely at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad about an hour and a half later.

Airport officials confirmed that the pilots made a precautionary emergency landing after detecting a technical snag.

Passengers were delayed for nearly two hours before IndiGo arranged an alternative aircraft.

The replacement flight took off from Ahmedabad around 1.45 pm and later landed in Dubai at 1.35 pm local time.